Match Curlew

PPG Curlew is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 14. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Curlew
PPG
Curlew
PPG1021-6#766859LRV 14

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.

Curlew
Curlew
Landmark
Landmark
Curlew vs Landmark
PPG
Curlew
PPG1021-6 · LRV 14
Sherwin-Williams
Landmark
9609 · LRV 15

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.0Imperceptible
Chalet
Chalet
Curlew
Curlew
Chalet vs Curlew
Cloverdale Paint
Chalet
EX106 · LRV 15
PPG
Curlew
PPG1021-6 · LRV 14

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Fallen Timber
Curlew
Curlew
Fallen Timber vs Curlew
Benjamin Moore
Fallen Timber
994 · LRV 17
PPG
Curlew
PPG1021-6 · LRV 14

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.7Subtle
Curlew
Curlew
RAL 780-6
RAL 780-6
Curlew vs RAL 780-6
PPG
Curlew
PPG1021-6 · LRV 14
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 780-6
RAL 780-6 · LRV 15

With LRVs of 15 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Curlew
Curlew
Beige grey
Curlew vs Beige grey
PPG
Curlew
PPG1021-6 · LRV 14
RAL ClassicClassic
Beige grey
RAL 7006 · LRV 17

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
Salon Drab
Curlew
Salon Drab
Curlew
Farrow & Ball
Salon Drab
290 · LRV 14
PPG
Curlew
PPG1021-6 · LRV 14

With LRVs of 14 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
Curlew
Sleeping Giant
Curlew
Sleeping Giant
PPG
Curlew
PPG1021-6 · LRV 14
PPG
Sleeping Giant
PPG1025-6 · LRV 16

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
Curlew
Curlew
Chalet
Curlew vs Chalet
PPG
Curlew
PPG1021-6 · LRV 14
Tikkurila
Chalet
N485 · LRV 13

With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.1Noticeable
Swiss Brown
Swiss Brown
Curlew
Curlew
Swiss Brown vs Curlew
Behr
Swiss Brown
N210-6 · LRV 12
PPG
Curlew
PPG1021-6 · LRV 14

With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.9Noticeable
Smoked Oak
Smoked Oak
Curlew
Curlew
Smoked Oak vs Curlew
Jotun
Smoked Oak
10964 · LRV 13
PPG
Curlew
PPG1021-6 · LRV 14

With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.1Noticeable
Tawny Owl
Tawny Owl
Curlew
Curlew
Tawny Owl vs Curlew
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10
PPG
Curlew
PPG1021-6 · LRV 14

A 4-point LRV gap (14 vs 10) makes Curlew the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.7Noticeable
Dark Lead Colour
Dark Lead Colour
Curlew
Curlew
Dark Lead Colour vs Curlew
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15
PPG
Curlew
PPG1021-6 · LRV 14

With LRVs of 15 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.8Noticeable
Curlew
Curlew
Sea Grove
Sea Grove
Curlew vs Sea Grove
PPG
Curlew
PPG1021-6 · LRV 14
Valspar
Sea Grove
T698 · LRV 15

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.6Noticeable
S 6000-N
S 6000-N
Curlew
Curlew
S 6000-N vs Curlew
NCS
S 6000-N
S 6000-N · LRV 17
PPG
Curlew
PPG1021-6 · LRV 14

With LRVs of 17 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.2Distinct