Match Rose Stain
PPG Rose Stain is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 51. 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 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 51 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (54 vs 51) makes Hosanna the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 51 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 550-2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (51 vs 43) makes Rose Stain the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pocketful of Promise reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (51 vs 42) makes Rose Stain the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 47) makes Rose Stain 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 (54 vs 51) makes S 2002-Y50R the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes Rose Stain the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 47) makes Rose Stain the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.