Match Gentle Doe

PPG Gentle Doe is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 51. 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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PPG
Gentle Doe
PPG1201-4#e8b793LRV 51

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.

Bread Pudding
Gentle Doe
Bread Pudding
Cloverdale Paint
ΔE 2.9Subtle
Bread Pudding
0995 · LRV 58

Bread Pudding reads slightly lighter

Gentle Doe
Soft Apricot
Sherwin-Williams
ΔE 2.9Subtle
Soft Apricot
6352 · LRV 50

Nearly identical in tone

Sunbaked Terracotta
Gentle Doe
Sunbaked Terracotta
Dulux
ΔE 3.6Noticeable
Sunbaked Terracotta
90YR 53/238 · LRV 53

Nearly identical in tone

Gentle Doe
Siesta
Tikkurila
ΔE 4.0Noticeable
Siesta
J407 · LRV 51

Nearly identical in tone

Gentle Doe
Shrimp Boat
PPG
ΔE 4.1Noticeable
Shrimp Boat
PPG1196-4 · LRV 57

Shrimp Boat reads slightly lighter

Gentle Doe
Canyonlands
Benjamin Moore
ΔE 4.4Noticeable
Canyonlands
109 · LRV 50

Nearly identical in tone

Faded Terracotta
Gentle Doe
Faded Terracotta
Farrow & Ball
ΔE 4.6Noticeable
Faded Terracotta
CC8 · LRV 52

Nearly identical in tone

Gentle Doe
Tostada
Behr
ΔE 6.8Noticeable
Tostada
S270-3 · LRV 57

Tostada reads slightly lighter

Antique Yellow
Gentle Doe
Antique Yellow
Jotun
ΔE 8.2Noticeable
Antique Yellow
1392 · LRV 49

Nearly identical in tone

RAL 780-4
Gentle Doe
RAL 780-4
RAL EffectEffect
ΔE 8.5Noticeable
RAL 780-4
RAL 780-4 · LRV 47

Gentle Doe reads slightly lighter

Beige
Gentle Doe
Beige
RAL ClassicClassic
ΔE 8.8Noticeable
Beige
RAL 1001 · LRV 48

Nearly identical in tone

Cinnamon Foam
Gentle Doe
Cinnamon Foam
Valspar
ΔE 9.2Noticeable
Cinnamon Foam
V085-2 · LRV 65

Cinnamon Foam reads noticeably lighter

Gentle Doe
Masquerade
Little Greene
ΔE 12.1Distinct
Masquerade
334 · LRV 50

Nearly identical in tone

S 3030-Y30R
Gentle Doe
S 3030-Y30R
NCS
ΔE 15.6Distinct
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R · LRV 33

Gentle Doe reads noticeably lighter