Match Mauvelous
PPG Mauvelous is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 50. 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.
A 3-point LRV gap (50 vs 47) makes Mauvelous the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 50 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 51 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Mauvelous reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 33), opening up a space where Cherry Plum encloses it. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (56 vs 50) makes Sugared Almond the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pocketful of Promise reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 50), opening up a space where Mauvelous encloses it. At ΔE 10.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (50 vs 44) makes Mauvelous the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Noble Blush reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (54 vs 50) makes S 2002-Y50R the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (50 vs 46) makes Mauvelous the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.