Match Tea Time
PPG Tea Time 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.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 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 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Odyssey Plum the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.1 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 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Dorchester Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Tea Time reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.9 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 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
