Match Paddle Wheel
PPG Paddle Wheel is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 17. 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.
A 3-point LRV gap (20 vs 17) makes Herald's Trumpet the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 17 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 19 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 11-point LRV gap (28 vs 17) makes Pearl gold the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 19 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 9-point LRV gap (26 vs 17) makes Spiced Honey the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 17 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (17 vs 13) makes Paddle Wheel the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 17 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (25 vs 17) makes Adventure the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Paddle Wheel reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Etruscan reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.