Match Sailor's Knot
PPG Sailor's Knot is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 38. 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.
With LRVs of 40 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 38 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 39 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (44 vs 38) makes Refined Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 38 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (44 vs 38) makes Roman Plaster the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 11-point LRV gap (49 vs 38) makes Wild Wonder the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 39 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Botanical Beauty reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.