Match Starfish
PPG Starfish is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 54. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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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 54 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (54 vs 51) makes Starfish the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Peach Beauty reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 6-point LRV gap (60 vs 54) makes Weekend Retreat the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 54 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (54 vs 48) makes Starfish the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Starfish reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (59 vs 54) makes Arabian Tahr the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 68 vs 54, Light ivory is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 10.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 54 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.