Match Glorious Gold
PPG Glorious Gold is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 40. 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 40 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (44 vs 40) makes Yellow Lupine the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 280-4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (44 vs 40) makes Butterscotch Bliss the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 40 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Glorious Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Light Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 40 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (45 vs 40) makes Sand yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 16.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 8-point LRV gap (40 vs 33) makes Glorious Gold the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 20.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Glorious Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.