Same name, different colors
Gingerbread: 2 paint colors share this name.
PPG and Valspar each sell a color called Gingerbread. They are close in name only. Here is how they actually differ.
Side by side
Set next to each other, the differences in value and undertone show up immediately.
PPGGingerbreadPPG1201-6 · #CC8149LRV28LightnessMediumUndertoneWarmView PPG PPG1201-6
ValsparGingerbread8002-22E · #C1904CLRV32LightnessMediumUndertoneWarmView Valspar 8002-22E
What actually differs
Computed from measured values, not marketing descriptions.
PPG1201-6 is 4 points darker than 8002-22E.
Gingerbread · 2 brands
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