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Match Plum Shade

PPG Plum Shade is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 18. 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
Plum Shade
PPG1173-6#78738bLRV 18

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.

Plum Shade
Great Grape
PPG
ΔE 4.0 — Noticeable
Great Grape
PPG1169-6 · LRV 16

Nearly identical in tone

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Grapes of Wrath
Plum Shade
Grapes of Wrath
Cloverdale Paint
ΔE 4.1 — Noticeable
Grapes of Wrath
1284 · LRV 16

Nearly identical in tone

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New Orleans
Plum Shade
New Orleans
Behr
ΔE 4.3 — Noticeable
New Orleans
S570-6 · LRV 16

Nearly identical in tone

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Plum Shade
French Violet
Benjamin Moore
ΔE 4.6 — Noticeable
French Violet
1427 · LRV 18

Nearly identical in tone

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Plum Shade
Wood Violet
Sherwin-Williams
ΔE 4.7 — Noticeable
Wood Violet
6557 · LRV 16

Nearly identical in tone

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Pearl blackberry
Plum Shade
Pearl blackberry
RAL ClassicClassic
ΔE 5.0 — Noticeable
Pearl blackberry
RAL 4012 · LRV 25

Pearl blackberry reads slightly lighter

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RAL 560-6
Plum Shade
RAL 560-6
RAL EffectEffect
ΔE 5.8 — Noticeable
RAL 560-6
RAL 560-6 · LRV 18

Nearly identical in tone

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Plum Shade
Fell
Tikkurila
ΔE 8.5 — Noticeable
Fell
L430 · LRV 22

Fell reads slightly lighter

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Blue Harmony
Plum Shade
Blue Harmony
Jotun
ΔE 9.1 — Noticeable
Blue Harmony
4594 · LRV 17

Nearly identical in tone

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Wine Dark
Plum Shade
Wine Dark
Farrow & Ball
ΔE 9.7 — Noticeable
Wine Dark
308 · LRV 13

Plum Shade reads slightly lighter

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Plum Shade
S 5010-R90B
NCS
ΔE 10.4 — Distinct
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B · LRV 19

Nearly identical in tone

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Steel Symphony 1
Plum Shade
Steel Symphony 1
Dulux
ΔE 10.8 — Distinct
Steel Symphony 1
90BG 17/090 · LRV 17

Nearly identical in tone

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Passageway
Plum Shade
Passageway
Valspar
ΔE 13.1 — Distinct
Passageway
V137-6 · LRV 14

Plum Shade reads slightly lighter

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Arquerite
Plum Shade
Arquerite
Little Greene
ΔE 14.4 — Distinct
Arquerite
250 · LRV 26

Arquerite reads slightly lighter

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