Match Mincemeat
PPG Mincemeat is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 19. 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 20 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Ginger Root reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (23 vs 19) makes Peruvian Chili the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Orange Ballad reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 31 vs 19, Pinch of Clove is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 12.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Butter Rum reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Frosted Papaya reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 19), opening up a space where Mincemeat encloses it. At ΔE 12.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 22 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (25 vs 19) makes Natural Clay the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 33 vs 19, S 3030-Y30R is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 18.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.