Match Down to Earth
PPG Down to Earth is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 30. 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.
Jungle Expedition reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 32 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (34 vs 30) makes Mannered Gold the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (30 vs 27) makes Down to Earth the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Bombolone reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Cherished Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (30 vs 25) makes Down to Earth the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (35 vs 30) makes Mexico the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Summer In The City reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 12.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.