Match Nut Shell
PPG Nut Shell is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 27. 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 29 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Charleston Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (30 vs 27) makes Brave Ground the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 27 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (30 vs 27) makes S 4010-Y50R the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.