Match Golden Hour
PPG Golden Hour is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 52. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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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 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


Yellow Brick Road reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Rayo de Sol the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


Glitter Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Golden Hour encloses it. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


Giallo reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 52), opening up a space where Golden Hour encloses it. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


Golden Hour reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Smiley Face the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.


At LRV 65 vs 52, Lemon Punch is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 10.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Golden Hour reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.


Babouche reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Golden Hour reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 38), opening up a space where N391 encloses it. At ΔE 13.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Golden Hour reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 19), opening up a space where Brazen encloses it. At ΔE 30.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Golden Hour reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 38), opening up a space where Masala encloses it. At ΔE 32.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.


Golden Hour reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 36.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

