Match Earl Gray
PPG Earl Gray is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 32. 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 32 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 32 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 32 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (36 vs 32) makes Bleached Lichen 1 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (32 vs 28) makes Earl Gray the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Western Sandstone reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.