Match Sarsaparilla

PPG Sarsaparilla is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 8. 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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Sarsaparilla
PPG
Sarsaparilla
PPG1018-7#5b4c44LRV 8

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.

Sarsaparilla
Chateau Brown
Sarsaparilla vs Chateau Brown
Sarsaparilla
Chateau Brown
PPG
Sarsaparilla
PPG1018-7 · LRV 8
Sherwin-Williams
Chateau Brown
7510 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.8Imperceptible
Ponderosa Pine
Sarsaparilla
Ponderosa Pine vs Sarsaparilla
Ponderosa Pine
Sarsaparilla
Cloverdale Paint
Ponderosa Pine
EX250 · LRV 8
PPG
Sarsaparilla
PPG1018-7 · LRV 8

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.3Subtle
Van Buren Brown
Sarsaparilla
Van Buren Brown vs Sarsaparilla
Van Buren Brown
Sarsaparilla
Benjamin Moore
Van Buren Brown
HC-70 · LRV 10
PPG
Sarsaparilla
PPG1018-7 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.5Subtle
Chocolate Pretzel
Sarsaparilla
Chocolate Pretzel
Sarsaparilla
PPG
Chocolate Pretzel
PPG1017-7 · LRV 9
PPG
Sarsaparilla
PPG1018-7 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Sarsaparilla
Rave Raisin vs Sarsaparilla
Rave Raisin
Sarsaparilla
Behr
Rave Raisin
HDC-MD-13 · LRV 7
PPG
Sarsaparilla
PPG1018-7 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Sarsaparilla
Attic II vs Sarsaparilla
Attic II
Sarsaparilla
Little Greene
Attic II
144 · LRV 9
PPG
Sarsaparilla
PPG1018-7 · LRV 8

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.1Noticeable
Sarsaparilla
Brown grey
Sarsaparilla vs Brown grey
Sarsaparilla
Brown grey
PPG
Sarsaparilla
PPG1018-7 · LRV 8
RAL ClassicClassic
Brown grey
RAL 7013 · LRV 11

With LRVs of 11 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.4Noticeable
Raisin Cake
Sarsaparilla
Raisin Cake vs Sarsaparilla
Raisin Cake
Sarsaparilla
Dulux
Raisin Cake
20YY 11/017 · LRV 11
PPG
Sarsaparilla
PPG1018-7 · LRV 8

A 3-point LRV gap (11 vs 8) makes Raisin Cake the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.5Noticeable
Tanner's Brown
Sarsaparilla
Tanner's Brown vs Sarsaparilla
Tanner's Brown
Sarsaparilla
Farrow & Ball
Tanner's Brown
255 · LRV 7
PPG
Sarsaparilla
PPG1018-7 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.8Noticeable
Sarsaparilla
RAL 840-M
Sarsaparilla vs RAL 840-M
Sarsaparilla
RAL 840-M
PPG
Sarsaparilla
PPG1018-7 · LRV 8
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 840-M
RAL 840-M · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.9Noticeable
Wisdom
Sarsaparilla
Wisdom vs Sarsaparilla
Wisdom
Sarsaparilla
Jotun
Wisdom
20145 · LRV 11
PPG
Sarsaparilla
PPG1018-7 · LRV 8

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.1Noticeable
S 7500-N
Sarsaparilla
S 7500-N vs Sarsaparilla
S 7500-N
Sarsaparilla
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8
PPG
Sarsaparilla
PPG1018-7 · LRV 8

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.6Noticeable
Sarsaparilla
Sarsaparilla vs Lair
Sarsaparilla
Lair
PPG
Sarsaparilla
PPG1018-7 · LRV 8
Tikkurila
Lair
X502 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.5Noticeable
Sarsaparilla
Sea Grove
Sarsaparilla vs Sea Grove
Sarsaparilla
Sea Grove
PPG
Sarsaparilla
PPG1018-7 · LRV 8
Valspar
Sea Grove
T698 · LRV 15

Sea Grove reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 15.1Distinct