Match True Blonde

PPG True Blonde 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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PPG
True Blonde
PPG12-12#dcc49bLRV 55

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.

True Blonde
Ivory
True Blonde vs Ivory
PPG
True Blonde
PPG12-12 · LRV 55
RAL ClassicClassic
Ivory
RAL 1014 · LRV 58

Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 0.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.4Imperceptible
True Blonde
RAL 780-3
RAL 780-3
True Blonde vs RAL 780-3
PPG
True Blonde
PPG12-12 · LRV 55
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 780-3
RAL 780-3 · LRV 57

With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.7Imperceptible
Parchment
Parchment
True Blonde
Parchment vs True Blonde
Cloverdale Paint
Parchment
EX171 · LRV 57
PPG
True Blonde
PPG12-12 · LRV 55

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.3Subtle
Faint Fawn
True Blonde
PPG
Faint Fawn
PPG1089-4 · LRV 57
PPG
True Blonde
PPG12-12 · LRV 55

With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
True Blonde
Biltmore Buff
Biltmore Buff
True Blonde vs Biltmore Buff
PPG
True Blonde
PPG12-12 · LRV 55
Sherwin-Williams
Biltmore Buff
7691 · LRV 61

Biltmore Buff reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
Fennel Seed
True Blonde
Fennel Seed vs True Blonde
Benjamin Moore
Fennel Seed
1101 · LRV 58
PPG
True Blonde
PPG12-12 · LRV 55

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
Cord
Cord
True Blonde
Cord vs True Blonde
Farrow & Ball
Cord
16 · LRV 55
PPG
True Blonde
PPG12-12 · LRV 55

With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.1Noticeable
Velvet
Velvet
True Blonde
Velvet vs True Blonde
Jotun
Velvet
10246 · LRV 52
PPG
True Blonde
PPG12-12 · LRV 55

With LRVs of 55 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.4Noticeable
Clay
Clay
True Blonde
Clay vs True Blonde
Little Greene
Clay
39 · LRV 56
PPG
True Blonde
PPG12-12 · LRV 55

With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
County Cream
County Cream
True Blonde
County Cream vs True Blonde
PPG
True Blonde
PPG12-12 · LRV 55

A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes County Cream the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
True Blonde
Travertine
True Blonde vs Travertine
PPG
True Blonde
PPG12-12 · LRV 55
Tikkurila
Travertine
Y396 · LRV 57

With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.0Noticeable
Tostada
True Blonde
Tostada vs True Blonde
Behr
Tostada
S270-3 · LRV 57
PPG
True Blonde
PPG12-12 · LRV 55

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.4Noticeable
True Blonde
Cinnamon Foam
Cinnamon Foam
True Blonde vs Cinnamon Foam
PPG
True Blonde
PPG12-12 · LRV 55
Valspar
Cinnamon Foam
V085-2 · LRV 65

Cinnamon Foam reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.6Noticeable
S 2005-Y40R
S 2005-Y40R
True Blonde
S 2005-Y40R vs True Blonde
NCS
S 2005-Y40R
S 2005-Y40R · LRV 53
PPG
True Blonde
PPG12-12 · LRV 55

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 13.8Distinct