Match Artifact
Cloverdale Paint Artifact is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 38. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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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 38 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 38 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 40 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 38 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Artifact reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 40 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pebble grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.