Match Simply Elegant
PPG Simply Elegant is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 71. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 71 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (71 vs 68) makes Simply Elegant the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (71 vs 68) makes Simply Elegant the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 71 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 71 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Simply Elegant reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (82 vs 71) makes Delicate Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 71 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 71 vs 59, Simply Elegant is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 9.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.