Match Orange Clay
PPG Orange Clay is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 43. 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 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Orange Liqueur reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (48 vs 43) makes Siren the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (43 vs 37) makes Orange Clay the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (43 vs 40) makes Orange Clay the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Siesta reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 46 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Orange Clay reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Orange Clay reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Orange Clay reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 7-point LRV gap (43 vs 36) makes Orange Clay the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.