Match Lively Laugh
PPG Lively Laugh is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 68. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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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 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Lively Laugh the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Lively Laugh the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 68 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Lively Laugh reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (68 vs 59) makes Lively Laugh the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Lemon Tropics reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Lively Laugh is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 10.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Joy reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Timid Absinthe the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Lively Laugh reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Green beige encloses it. At ΔE 18.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 19.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 68 vs 53, Lively Laugh is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 30.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.