Match Secret Scribbles
PPG Secret Scribbles is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 40. 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 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Meadow View reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 40 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Oak Apple reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 40), opening up a space where Secret Scribbles encloses it. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 11-point LRV gap (51 vs 40) makes Churlish Green the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 12-point LRV gap (52 vs 40) makes Green beige the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Secret Scribbles reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (40 vs 29) makes Secret Scribbles the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Honey Nut reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 40), opening up a space where Secret Scribbles encloses it. At ΔE 10.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (46 vs 40) makes Mustard Field the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 40 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Secret Scribbles reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 20.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.