Match Steel Me

PPG Steel Me is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 68. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Steel Me
PPG
Steel Me
PPG1018-1#ddd5ceLRV 68

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.

Polished
Polished
Steel Me
Steel Me
Polished vs Steel Me
Cloverdale Paint
Polished
0209 · LRV 68
PPG
Steel Me
PPG1018-1 · LRV 68

With LRVs of 68 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.9Imperceptible
Moth Gray
Moth Gray
Steel Me
Steel Me
Moth Gray vs Steel Me
Behr
Moth Gray
N200-1 · LRV 66
PPG
Steel Me
PPG1018-1 · LRV 68

With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.0Subtle
Steel Me
Steel Me
Tailwind
Tailwind
Steel Me vs Tailwind
PPG
Steel Me
PPG1018-1 · LRV 68
Tikkurila
Tailwind
G486 · LRV 68

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.1Subtle
Kitten Whiskers
Kitten Whiskers
Steel Me
Steel Me
Kitten Whiskers vs Steel Me
Benjamin Moore
Kitten Whiskers
1003 · LRV 65
PPG
Steel Me
PPG1018-1 · LRV 68

A 3-point LRV gap (68 vs 65) makes Steel Me the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.3Subtle
Steel Me
Steel Me
Mink Frost
Mink Frost
Steel Me vs Mink Frost
PPG
Steel Me
PPG1018-1 · LRV 68
Valspar
Mink Frost
V183 · LRV 70

With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.5Subtle
Steel Me
Steel Me
Simple White
Simple White
Steel Me vs Simple White
PPG
Steel Me
PPG1018-1 · LRV 68
Sherwin-Williams
Simple White
7021 · LRV 70

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.5Subtle
Thimble Case
Thimble Case
Steel Me
Steel Me
Thimble Case vs Steel Me
Dulux
Thimble Case
30YY 68/024 · LRV 68
PPG
Steel Me
PPG1018-1 · LRV 68

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.7Subtle
Ammonite
Ammonite
Steel Me
Steel Me
Ammonite vs Steel Me
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
274 · LRV 69
PPG
Steel Me
PPG1018-1 · LRV 68

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.7Subtle
Silent Smoke
Steel Me
Silent Smoke
Steel Me
PPG
Silent Smoke
PPG1025-2 · LRV 68
PPG
Steel Me
PPG1018-1 · LRV 68

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Steel Me
Steel Me
RAL 840-2
RAL 840-2
Steel Me vs RAL 840-2
PPG
Steel Me
PPG1018-1 · LRV 68
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 840-2
RAL 840-2 · LRV 66

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
Rubine Ashes
Rubine Ashes
Steel Me
Steel Me
Rubine Ashes vs Steel Me
Little Greene
Rubine Ashes
243 · LRV 62
PPG
Steel Me
PPG1018-1 · LRV 68

Steel Me reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6Subtle
S 1500-N
S 1500-N
Steel Me
Steel Me
S 1500-N vs Steel Me
NCS
S 1500-N
S 1500-N · LRV 64
PPG
Steel Me
PPG1018-1 · LRV 68

Steel Me reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.8Subtle
Steel Me
Steel Me
Grey white
Grey white
Steel Me vs Grey white
PPG
Steel Me
PPG1018-1 · LRV 68
RAL ClassicClassic
Grey white
RAL 9002 · LRV 67

With LRVs of 68 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.1Noticeable
Breeze
Breeze
Steel Me
Steel Me
Breeze vs Steel Me
Jotun
Breeze
0552 · LRV 72
PPG
Steel Me
PPG1018-1 · LRV 68

Breeze reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable