Match Moody Mauve
PPG Moody Mauve is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 21. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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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 24 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

A 3-point LRV gap (24 vs 21) makes Mauve Madness the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


A 5-point LRV gap (26 vs 21) makes Raspberry Diva the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Rustic reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


Moody Mauve reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


Sulking Room Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.


Cooing Doves reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Mystere reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 12.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.


A 7-point LRV gap (28 vs 21) makes Pastel violet the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.


S 4010-Y50R reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

