Match Onion Powder
PPG Onion Powder is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 76. 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 77 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (79 vs 76) makes Natural Calico the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 78 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (80 vs 76) makes Exclusive Ivory the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 76 and 76, 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 76 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (76 vs 72) makes Onion Powder the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (76 vs 70) makes Onion Powder the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.