Match Desert Dune

PPG Desert Dune is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 42. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.

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Desert Dune
PPG
Desert Dune
PPG1023-4#b5ab9cLRV 42

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.

Present
Desert Dune
Present vs Desert Dune
Present
Desert Dune
Jotun
Present
12180 · LRV 41
PPG
Desert Dune
PPG1023-4 · LRV 42

With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

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Baja Dunes
Desert Dune
Baja Dunes vs Desert Dune
Baja Dunes
Desert Dune
Benjamin Moore
Baja Dunes
997 · LRV 41
PPG
Desert Dune
PPG1023-4 · LRV 42

With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.3Subtle
Stone
Desert Dune
Stone vs Desert Dune
Stone
Desert Dune
Cloverdale Paint
Stone
CA080 · LRV 42
PPG
Desert Dune
PPG1023-4 · LRV 42

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 42), 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
Desert Dune
Sharkskin
Desert Dune
Sharkskin
PPG
Desert Dune
PPG1023-4 · LRV 42
PPG
Sharkskin
PPG1025-4 · LRV 40

With LRVs of 42 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Desert Dune
Desert Dune vs Illusion
Desert Dune
Illusion
PPG
Desert Dune
PPG1023-4 · LRV 42
Sherwin-Williams
Illusion
9592 · LRV 40

With LRVs of 42 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

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Perfect Taupe
Desert Dune
Perfect Taupe vs Desert Dune
Perfect Taupe
Desert Dune
Behr
Perfect Taupe
PPU18-13 · LRV 42
PPG
Desert Dune
PPG1023-4 · LRV 42

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 42), 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
S 3005-Y20R
Desert Dune
S 3005-Y20R vs Desert Dune
S 3005-Y20R
Desert Dune
NCS
S 3005-Y20R
S 3005-Y20R · LRV 41
PPG
Desert Dune
PPG1023-4 · LRV 42

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 41), 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
Hardwick White
Desert Dune
Hardwick White vs Desert Dune
Hardwick White
Desert Dune
Farrow & Ball
Hardwick White
5 · LRV 44
PPG
Desert Dune
PPG1023-4 · LRV 42

With LRVs of 44 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

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Desert Dune
RAL 770-5
Desert Dune vs RAL 770-5
Desert Dune
RAL 770-5
PPG
Desert Dune
PPG1023-4 · LRV 42
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 770-5
RAL 770-5 · LRV 43

With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

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Arcadia House
Desert Dune
Arcadia House vs Desert Dune
Arcadia House
Desert Dune
Dulux
Arcadia House
50YY 43/103 · LRV 43
PPG
Desert Dune
PPG1023-4 · LRV 42

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
Desert Dune
Pebble grey
Desert Dune vs Pebble grey
Desert Dune
Pebble grey
PPG
Desert Dune
PPG1023-4 · LRV 42
RAL ClassicClassic
Pebble grey
RAL 7032 · LRV 45

With LRVs of 45 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

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Desert Dune
Desert Dune vs Claystone
Desert Dune
Claystone
PPG
Desert Dune
PPG1023-4 · LRV 42
Tikkurila
Claystone
V486 · LRV 43

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

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Desert Dune
Desert Dune vs Western Sandstone
Desert Dune
Western Sandstone
PPG
Desert Dune
PPG1023-4 · LRV 42
Valspar
Western Sandstone
1001-10A · LRV 38

Desert Dune reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.3Noticeable
Perennial Grey
Desert Dune
Perennial Grey vs Desert Dune
Perennial Grey
Desert Dune
Little Greene
Perennial Grey
245 · LRV 38
PPG
Desert Dune
PPG1023-4 · LRV 42

Desert Dune reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.4Noticeable