Match Macadamia Nut
PPG Macadamia Nut is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 78. 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 78 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 81 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 78 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 78 and 77, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 78 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 80 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Macadamia Nut reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 78 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Reflection reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Macadamia Nut reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 78 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.