Match Fragrant Cloves
PPG Fragrant Cloves is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 16. 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 17 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Rust reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (19 vs 16) makes Mincemeat the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (23 vs 16) makes Orange Ballad the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 13.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 13.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 31 vs 16, Frosted Papaya is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 13.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Pinch of Clove reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 16), opening up a space where Fragrant Cloves encloses it. At ΔE 15.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At ΔE 15.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Fragrant Cloves reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.