Match It Works
PPG It Works is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 27. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 29 and 27, 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 5-point LRV gap (32 vs 27) makes Gold Ransom the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 30 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 28 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
S 3030-Y30R reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 29 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (35 vs 27) makes Cherished Gold the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 39 vs 27, Summer In The City is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 10.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.