Match Strawflower
PPG Strawflower is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 55. 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.
A 3-point LRV gap (58 vs 55) makes Miniature Posey the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Strawflower the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (62 vs 55) makes Pink Nevada 5 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (62 vs 55) makes Pocketful of Promise the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Sunwashed Brick reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Khajal reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Dorchester Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
RAL 480-1 reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Strawflower encloses it. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Peignoir reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Strawflower reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.