Match Tinsel
PPG Tinsel 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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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 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
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.
A 3-point LRV gap (71 vs 68) makes Sea Frost the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Frosted Steel the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (71 vs 68) makes Ocean Crest the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
S 1000-N reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (68 vs 59) makes Tinsel the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.