Match Transcend
PPG Transcend is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 43. 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 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Templeton Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Mushroom Bisque reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (48 vs 43) makes Toasted Beige the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.