Match Craftsman Gold
PPG Craftsman Gold is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 48. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 48 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (51 vs 48) makes Dubloon the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Craftsman Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 6-point LRV gap (54 vs 48) makes Blonde the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 48 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Playa reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Tostada reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (58 vs 48) makes Hay the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Honey Nut reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 49 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
S 2005-Y40R reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.