Match Bashful Blue
Cloverdale Paint Bashful Blue is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 30. 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 32 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (36 vs 30) makes Overcast the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Nova Scotia Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Periwinkle reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (30 vs 25) makes Bashful Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (30 vs 24) makes Bashful Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 7-point LRV gap (30 vs 23) makes Bashful Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Bashful Blue reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 18), opening up a space where K431 encloses it. At ΔE 17.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
S 3010-R80B reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 24.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Gustavian Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 25.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Driftwood Blues reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 30), opening up a space where Bashful Blue encloses it. At ΔE 27.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.