Match Velveteen Crush
PPG Velveteen Crush is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 45. 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 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Sashay Sand the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Nutmeg Cluster 3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (45 vs 41) makes Velveteen Crush the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (48 vs 45) makes Mezeron the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
S 2005-Y40R reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (45 vs 42) makes Velveteen Crush the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.