Match Hearty Hosta
PPG Hearty Hosta is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 44. 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 47 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Sweetness reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes Exotic Bloom the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Hearty Hosta reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (48 vs 44) makes Pea Green the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
RAL 230-1 reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 44), opening up a space where Hearty Hosta encloses it. At ΔE 11.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Hearty Hosta reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 30), opening up a space where Yeabridge Green encloses it. At ΔE 15.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes Putting Green the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 9-point LRV gap (44 vs 35) makes Hearty Hosta the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 17.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Pastel green reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 44), opening up a space where Hearty Hosta encloses it. At ΔE 17.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Freshwater Green reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 44), opening up a space where Hearty Hosta encloses it. At ΔE 18.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 44 vs 20, Hearty Hosta is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 19.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Hearty Hosta reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 9-point LRV gap (53 vs 44) makes S 2010-G50Y the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 26.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.