Match Soft Suede
PPG Soft Suede is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 59. 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 61 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Sand Fossil reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (63 vs 59) makes Travertine the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Trench Coat reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 7-point LRV gap (66 vs 59) makes RAL 140-6 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Light ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (59 vs 49) makes Soft Suede the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (59 vs 55) makes Soft Suede the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.