Match Ocean Drive

PPG Ocean Drive is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 51. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.

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PPG
Ocean Drive
PPG1040-3#b0bec5LRV 51

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.

Blue Heather
Blue Heather vs Ocean Drive
Blue Heather
Ocean Drive
Benjamin Moore
Blue Heather
1620 · LRV 51
PPG
Ocean Drive
PPG1040-3 · LRV 51

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.7Imperceptible
Parma Gray
Parma Gray vs Ocean Drive
Parma Gray
Ocean Drive
Farrow & Ball
Parma Gray
27 · LRV 50
PPG
Ocean Drive
PPG1040-3 · LRV 51

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.8Imperceptible
Ocean Drive
Stormy
PPG
Ocean Drive
PPG1040-3 · LRV 51
PPG
Stormy
PPG10-14 · LRV 49

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.9Imperceptible
RAL 180-1
Ocean Drive vs RAL 180-1
Ocean Drive
RAL 180-1
PPG
Ocean Drive
PPG1040-3 · LRV 51
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 180-1
RAL 180-1 · LRV 49

With LRVs of 51 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Steel Parade
Steel Parade vs Ocean Drive
Steel Parade
Ocean Drive
PPG
Ocean Drive
PPG1040-3 · LRV 51

A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 47) makes Ocean Drive the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
K492
Ocean Drive vs K492
Ocean Drive
K492
PPG
Ocean Drive
PPG1040-3 · LRV 51
Tikkurila
K492
K492 · LRV 49

With LRVs of 51 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Lakeside
Ocean Drive vs Lakeside
Ocean Drive
Lakeside
PPG
Ocean Drive
PPG1040-3 · LRV 51
Sherwin-Williams
Lakeside
9683 · LRV 47

Ocean Drive reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
Driftwood Blues
Ocean Drive vs Driftwood Blues
Ocean Drive
Driftwood Blues
PPG
Ocean Drive
PPG1040-3 · LRV 51
Valspar
Driftwood Blues
V138-3 · LRV 46

A 5-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes Ocean Drive the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6Subtle
Cirrus
Cirrus vs Ocean Drive
Cirrus
Ocean Drive
Cloverdale Paint
Cirrus
CA188 · LRV 51
PPG
Ocean Drive
PPG1040-3 · LRV 51

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
Bone China Blue
Bone China Blue vs Ocean Drive
Bone China Blue
Ocean Drive
Little Greene
Bone China Blue
107 · LRV 47
PPG
Ocean Drive
PPG1040-3 · LRV 51

Ocean Drive reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
Classic Blue vs Ocean Drive
Classic Blue
Ocean Drive
Jotun
Classic Blue
4062 · LRV 52
PPG
Ocean Drive
PPG1040-3 · LRV 51

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.0Subtle
Intercoastal Gray
Intercoastal Gray vs Ocean Drive
Intercoastal Gray
Ocean Drive
Behr
Intercoastal Gray
MQ5-23 · LRV 45
PPG
Ocean Drive
PPG1040-3 · LRV 51

Ocean Drive reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
S 3005-B20G vs Ocean Drive
S 3005-B20G
Ocean Drive
NCS
S 3005-B20G
S 3005-B20G · LRV 40
PPG
Ocean Drive
PPG1040-3 · LRV 51

Ocean Drive reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.5Noticeable
Light grey
Ocean Drive vs Light grey
Ocean Drive
Light grey
PPG
Ocean Drive
PPG1040-3 · LRV 51
RAL ClassicClassic
Light grey
RAL 7035 · LRV 58

Light grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.8Noticeable