Match Gargoyle
PPG Gargoyle is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 43. 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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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.
Gargoyle reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 0), opening up a space where Ferndale Green encloses it. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Mellow Mood reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 43 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 43 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Silver Lichen reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (46 vs 43) makes Vert De Terre the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.