Match Imagine

PPG Imagine is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 31. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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PPG
Imagine
PPG1094-6#af9468LRV 31

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.

Life Exotic
Life Exotic
Imagine
Life Exotic vs Imagine
Cloverdale Paint
Life Exotic
0311 · LRV 33
PPG
Imagine
PPG1094-6 · LRV 31

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2Subtle
Imagine
Tangled Twine
PPG
Imagine
PPG1094-6 · LRV 31
PPG
Tangled Twine
PPG1093-6 · LRV 31

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.5Subtle
Everard Gold
Imagine
Everard Gold vs Imagine
Benjamin Moore
Everard Gold
CW-435 · LRV 32
PPG
Imagine
PPG1094-6 · LRV 31

With LRVs of 32 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.6Subtle
Imagine
Baguette
Baguette
Imagine vs Baguette
PPG
Imagine
PPG1094-6 · LRV 31
Sherwin-Williams
Baguette
6123 · LRV 31

With LRVs of 31 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
Mexico
Imagine
Mexico vs Imagine
Jotun
Mexico
0288 · LRV 35
PPG
Imagine
PPG1094-6 · LRV 31

Mexico reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.0Noticeable
Duster
Duster
Imagine
PPG
Imagine
PPG1094-6 · LRV 31

At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.2Noticeable
Imagine
Olive yellow
Imagine vs Olive yellow
PPG
Imagine
PPG1094-6 · LRV 31
RAL ClassicClassic
Olive yellow
RAL 1020 · LRV 29

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.3Noticeable
Imagine
Toffee
Imagine vs Toffee
PPG
Imagine
PPG1094-6 · LRV 31
Tikkurila
Toffee
V396 · LRV 37

Toffee reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.5Noticeable
Imagine
RAL 780-M
RAL 780-M
Imagine vs RAL 780-M
PPG
Imagine
PPG1094-6 · LRV 31
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 780-M
RAL 780-M · LRV 35

A 4-point LRV gap (35 vs 31) makes RAL 780-M the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.6Noticeable
Bassoon
Bassoon
Imagine
Bassoon vs Imagine
Little Greene
Bassoon
336 · LRV 37
PPG
Imagine
PPG1094-6 · LRV 31

A 6-point LRV gap (37 vs 31) makes Bassoon the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.5Noticeable
Imagine
Cinnamon Scone
Cinnamon Scone
Imagine vs Cinnamon Scone
PPG
Imagine
PPG1094-6 · LRV 31
Valspar
Cinnamon Scone
V085-4 · LRV 29

With LRVs of 31 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.5Noticeable
Spiced Honey
Spiced Honey
Imagine
Spiced Honey vs Imagine
Dulux
Spiced Honey
00YY 26/220 · LRV 26
PPG
Imagine
PPG1094-6 · LRV 31

A 5-point LRV gap (31 vs 26) makes Imagine the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.8Noticeable
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R
Imagine
S 3030-Y30R vs Imagine
NCS
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R · LRV 33
PPG
Imagine
PPG1094-6 · LRV 31

With LRVs of 33 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.0Distinct
Harvest Brown
Harvest Brown
Imagine
Harvest Brown vs Imagine
Behr
Harvest Brown
710D-4 · LRV 39
PPG
Imagine
PPG1094-6 · LRV 31

Harvest Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.6Distinct