Match Lighthearted Rose
PPG Lighthearted Rose is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 40. 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 41 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (40 vs 37) makes Lighthearted Rose the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 42 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (40 vs 36) makes Lighthearted Rose the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.0 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 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (40 vs 37) makes Lighthearted Rose the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Mezeron reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (44 vs 40) makes Light pink the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 40 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Lighthearted Rose reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (45 vs 40) makes Delightful Pink the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
S 3000-N reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.