Match Maggie's Magic
PPG Maggie's Magic is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 81. 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 81 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 81 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 81 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 81 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 81 and 80, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 81 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Maggie's Magic reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Maggie's Magic reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 82 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (81 vs 78) makes Maggie's Magic the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (85 vs 81) makes Cotton Ball the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Maggie's Magic reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 69), opening up a space where Touch of Spring encloses it. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Traffic White reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 81), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.