Match Gracious Glow
PPG Gracious Glow is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 42. 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.
A 4-point LRV gap (46 vs 42) makes Cool Avocado the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (47 vs 42) makes Timothy Straw the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (42 vs 39) makes Gracious Glow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Churlish Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (53 vs 42) makes Oak Apple the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Green beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Gracious Glow reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (53 vs 42) makes Honey Nut the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (42 vs 35) makes Gracious Glow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Gracious Glow reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 29), opening up a space where Prairie Sage encloses it. At ΔE 10.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (42 vs 37) makes Gracious Glow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Mustard Field reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 10-point LRV gap (42 vs 33) makes Gracious Glow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 20.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.