Match Steel Curtain
PPG Steel Curtain is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 34. 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 34 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 34), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 34), 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 35 vs 34), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 34), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 36 vs 34), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (37 vs 34) makes Night Jewels 4 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 34), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
White aluminium reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (38 vs 34) makes RAL 850-3 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 35 and 34, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.