Match Tropical Tide
PPG Tropical Tide is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 48. 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.
Tropical Tide reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 48 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 49 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 48 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (51 vs 48) makes Crystal Gem the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (48 vs 38) makes Tropical Tide the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 15.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 11-point LRV gap (48 vs 37) makes Tropical Tide the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 17.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Marine Splash reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 48), opening up a space where Tropical Tide encloses it. At ΔE 18.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Tropical Tide reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (54 vs 48) makes Tiffany the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 23.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Freshwater Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 28.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 49 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 29.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (48 vs 40) makes Tropical Tide the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 30.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.