Match Spicy Mustard
PPG Spicy Mustard is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 47. 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 49 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Spicy Mustard reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Yellow Umbrella reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 47), 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 6-point LRV gap (53 vs 47) makes RAL 280-3 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (53 vs 47) makes Honey Nut the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 47 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (56 vs 47) makes Charismatic the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 11-point LRV gap (58 vs 47) makes Sunlight the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Spicy Mustard reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 12-point LRV gap (47 vs 35) makes Spicy Mustard the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Spicy Mustard reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 29), opening up a space where Prairie Sage encloses it. At ΔE 18.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 47 vs 33, Spicy Mustard is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 20.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.