Match Misty Surf
PPG Misty Surf is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 55. 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 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 55 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (58 vs 55) makes Lake View the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Babbling Brook reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Bone China Blue - Faint the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Misty Surf reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Misty Surf reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Light grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.