Match Barely Aqua
Cloverdale Paint Barely Aqua is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 75. 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 75 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Barely Aqua reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (75 vs 69) makes Barely Aqua the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 75 vs 63, Barely Aqua is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 8.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Barely Aqua reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 54), opening up a space where Tiffany encloses it. At ΔE 9.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Barely Aqua reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (75 vs 69) makes Barely Aqua the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 78 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Barely Aqua reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.