Match Sandy Pail
PPG Sandy Pail is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 53. 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.
Hippolita reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 53 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 53 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (56 vs 53) makes Clay the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 53 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (58 vs 53) makes Ivory the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (57 vs 53) makes RAL 780-3 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (53 vs 49) makes Sandy Pail the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Sandy Pail reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Tostada reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 53 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.