Match Maiden Hair
PPG Maiden Hair 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 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 83 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (85 vs 81) makes Daffodil White the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 81 and 80, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Annabel reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 81), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (81 vs 76) makes Maiden Hair the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Maiden Hair reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
RAL 130-4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 86 vs 81), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 81 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 82 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Maiden Hair reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Maiden Hair reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 68), opening up a space where Light ivory encloses it. At ΔE 8.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (81 vs 70) makes Maiden Hair the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (87 vs 81) makes S 0502-Y the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.