Match Plain And Simple
PPG Plain And Simple is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 84. 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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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 84 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Plain And Simple reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 84 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Bit Of Lime reads slightly lighter (LRV 89 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Plain And Simple reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 81), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (84 vs 80) makes Plain And Simple the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (89 vs 84) makes Cleanroom white the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (84 vs 79) makes Plain And Simple the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (87 vs 84) makes S 0502-Y the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Plain And Simple reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Crocodile Dreams encloses it. At ΔE 9.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.