Match Silk Star
PPG Silk Star is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 82. 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 82 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 6-point LRV gap (88 vs 82) makes Pure Laughter the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Lemon Spirit reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 82), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (92 vs 82) makes First Light the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Silk Star reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 82 vs 70, Silk Star is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Silk Star reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 82 vs 68, Silk Star is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 11.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
