Match Gathering Field
PPG Gathering Field is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 27. 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.
With LRVs of 27 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 5-point LRV gap (32 vs 27) makes Edgy Gold the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (33 vs 27) makes Jungle Expedition the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (37 vs 27) makes Bassoon the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Mexico reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
RAL 260-M reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (35 vs 27) makes Cherished Gold the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 28 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (33 vs 27) makes Ochre yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 39 vs 27, Summer In The City is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 10.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
S 3030-Y30R reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.