Match Surf's Up

PPG Surf's Up is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 74. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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PPG
Surf's Up
PPG1236-3#c6e4ebLRV 74

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.

Winterscape
Winterscape
Surf's Up
Winterscape vs Surf's Up
Behr
Winterscape
M480-2A · LRV 72
PPG
Surf's Up
PPG1236-3 · LRV 74

With LRVs of 74 and 72, 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
Surf's Up
Aviary Blue
Aviary Blue
Surf's Up vs Aviary Blue
PPG
Surf's Up
PPG1236-3 · LRV 74
Sherwin-Williams
Aviary Blue
6778 · LRV 73

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), 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
Crystal Springs
Surf's Up
Crystal Springs vs Surf's Up
Benjamin Moore
Crystal Springs
764 · LRV 74
PPG
Surf's Up
PPG1236-3 · LRV 74

With LRVs of 74 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.7Subtle
Kyoto
Kyoto
Surf's Up
Kyoto vs Surf's Up
Cloverdale Paint
Kyoto
0657 · LRV 73
PPG
Surf's Up
PPG1236-3 · LRV 74

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Galactica
Surf's Up
PPG
Galactica
PPG1235-3 · LRV 70
PPG
Surf's Up
PPG1236-3 · LRV 74

Surf's Up reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
Surf's Up
RAL 180-4
RAL 180-4
Surf's Up vs RAL 180-4
PPG
Surf's Up
PPG1236-3 · LRV 74
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 180-4
RAL 180-4 · LRV 71

A 3-point LRV gap (74 vs 71) makes Surf's Up the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.0Noticeable
Surf's Up
G358
Surf's Up vs G358
PPG
Surf's Up
PPG1236-3 · LRV 74
Tikkurila
G358
G358 · LRV 72

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.8Noticeable
Summer Medley 4
Surf's Up
Summer Medley 4 vs Surf's Up
Dulux
Summer Medley 4
50BG 72/170 · LRV 72
PPG
Surf's Up
PPG1236-3 · LRV 74

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.9Noticeable
Delicate Blue
Delicate Blue
Surf's Up
Delicate Blue vs Surf's Up
Little Greene
Delicate Blue
248 · LRV 82
PPG
Surf's Up
PPG1236-3 · LRV 74

A 8-point LRV gap (82 vs 74) makes Delicate Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.0Noticeable
Svalbard Sea
Svalbard Sea
Surf's Up
Svalbard Sea vs Surf's Up
Jotun
Svalbard Sea
5262 · LRV 69
PPG
Surf's Up
PPG1236-3 · LRV 74

A 5-point LRV gap (74 vs 69) makes Surf's Up the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.1Noticeable
Kakelugn
Kakelugn
Surf's Up
PPG
Surf's Up
PPG1236-3 · LRV 74

At ΔE 7.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.7Noticeable
S 0515-R80B
S 0515-R80B
Surf's Up
S 0515-R80B vs Surf's Up
NCS
S 0515-R80B
S 0515-R80B · LRV 71
PPG
Surf's Up
PPG1236-3 · LRV 74

Surf's Up reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.7Noticeable
Surf's Up
Touch of Spring
Surf's Up vs Touch of Spring
PPG
Surf's Up
PPG1236-3 · LRV 74
Valspar
Touch of Spring
T666 · LRV 69

Surf's Up reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.0Noticeable
Surf's Up
Signal White
Signal White
Surf's Up vs Signal White
PPG
Surf's Up
PPG1236-3 · LRV 74
RAL ClassicClassic
Signal White
RAL 9003 · LRV 85

A 11-point LRV gap (85 vs 74) makes Signal White the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.3Distinct