Match Nautical Star
PPG Nautical Star is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 46. 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 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 46 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 46 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 44), 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 47 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (46 vs 42) makes Nautical Star the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (49 vs 46) makes K492 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 46 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (46 vs 40) makes Nautical Star the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Nautical Star reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Parma Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.