Match Red Cedar
PPG Red Cedar is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 29. 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 30 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Watermelon Punch reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (29 vs 25) makes Red Cedar the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 29 vs 15, Red Cedar is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 17.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Cooing Doves reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (33 vs 29) makes S 3030-Y30R the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 29.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.