Match Back to Basics
Cloverdale Paint Back to Basics is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 39. 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 39 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (39 vs 35) makes Back to Basics the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Back to Basics reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (39 vs 35) makes Back to Basics the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (39 vs 33) makes Back to Basics the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
The ΔE 6.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 39 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 39 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (39 vs 29) makes Back to Basics the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 9-point LRV gap (48 vs 39) makes Beige the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Back to Basics reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (47 vs 39) makes RAL 780-4 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.