Match Victorian Plum
PPG Victorian Plum is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 16. 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 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 16 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 16 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Heather reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Victorian Plum reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 15.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Rangwali reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 16), opening up a space where Victorian Plum encloses it. At ΔE 15.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 33 vs 16, Cooing Doves is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 18.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 22.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.