Match Thankfully
PPG Thankfully is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 50. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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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 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (54 vs 50) makes Shrimp Salad the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 5-point LRV gap (55 vs 50) makes Embrace the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 50 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 10-point LRV gap (60 vs 50) makes Magnolia the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 62 vs 50, RAL 430-1 is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Thankfully reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 50 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 50 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Sunbaked Terracotta reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
S 2005-Y40R reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Thankfully reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.