Match Elusive Blue

PPG Elusive Blue is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 76. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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PPG
Elusive Blue
PPG1163-1#dde4e8LRV 76

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.

Abyss
Elusive Blue
PPG
Abyss
PPG1244-1 · LRV 78
PPG
Elusive Blue
PPG1163-1 · LRV 76

With LRVs of 78 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.7Imperceptible
Wind Blown
Wind Blown
Elusive Blue
Wind Blown vs Elusive Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Wind Blown
0586 · LRV 76
PPG
Elusive Blue
PPG1163-1 · LRV 76

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.7Imperceptible
Silver Cloud
Elusive Blue
Silver Cloud vs Elusive Blue
Benjamin Moore
Silver Cloud
2129-70 · LRV 74
PPG
Elusive Blue
PPG1163-1 · LRV 76

With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2Subtle
Elusive Blue
White Iris
Elusive Blue vs White Iris
PPG
Elusive Blue
PPG1163-1 · LRV 76
Sherwin-Williams
White Iris
6812 · LRV 76

With LRVs of 76 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.6Subtle
Snail Trail
Snail Trail
Elusive Blue
Snail Trail vs Elusive Blue
Dulux
Snail Trail
04BB 75/027 · LRV 75
PPG
Elusive Blue
PPG1163-1 · LRV 76

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Bellflower Blue
Bellflower Blue
Elusive Blue
Bellflower Blue vs Elusive Blue
Behr
Bellflower Blue
M540-1 · LRV 80
PPG
Elusive Blue
PPG1163-1 · LRV 76

A 4-point LRV gap (80 vs 76) makes Bellflower Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.0Subtle
Elusive Blue
Bungalow
Elusive Blue vs Bungalow
PPG
Elusive Blue
PPG1163-1 · LRV 76
Tikkurila
Bungalow
G500 · LRV 73

Elusive Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
Gauze - Mid
Gauze - Mid
Elusive Blue
Gauze - Mid vs Elusive Blue
Little Greene
Gauze - Mid
164 · LRV 79
PPG
Elusive Blue
PPG1163-1 · LRV 76

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
Elusive Blue
RAL 180-6
RAL 180-6
Elusive Blue vs RAL 180-6
PPG
Elusive Blue
PPG1163-1 · LRV 76
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 180-6
RAL 180-6 · LRV 78

With LRVs of 78 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
Rain Sky
Elusive Blue
Rain Sky vs Elusive Blue
Jotun
Rain Sky
4627 · LRV 69
PPG
Elusive Blue
PPG1163-1 · LRV 76

A 7-point LRV gap (76 vs 69) makes Elusive Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.3Noticeable
Borrowed Light
Borrowed Light
Elusive Blue
Borrowed Light vs Elusive Blue
Farrow & Ball
Borrowed Light
235 · LRV 69
PPG
Elusive Blue
PPG1163-1 · LRV 76

Elusive Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.8Noticeable
S 1000-N
S 1000-N
Elusive Blue
S 1000-N vs Elusive Blue
NCS
S 1000-N
S 1000-N · LRV 74
PPG
Elusive Blue
PPG1163-1 · LRV 76

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.4Noticeable
Elusive Blue
Signal White
Signal White
Elusive Blue vs Signal White
PPG
Elusive Blue
PPG1163-1 · LRV 76
RAL ClassicClassic
Signal White
RAL 9003 · LRV 85

Signal White reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.5Noticeable
Elusive Blue
Touch of Spring
Elusive Blue vs Touch of Spring
PPG
Elusive Blue
PPG1163-1 · LRV 76
Valspar
Touch of Spring
T666 · LRV 69

A 7-point LRV gap (76 vs 69) makes Elusive Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.9Noticeable