Match Boredom Buster
Cloverdale Paint Boredom Buster is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 42. 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.
Boredom Buster reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (42 vs 32) makes Boredom Buster the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Boredom Buster reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (42 vs 37) makes Boredom Buster the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Boredom Buster reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 29), opening up a space where RAL 390-1 encloses it. At ΔE 9.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Boredom Buster reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 28), opening up a space where Knockout Orange encloses it. At ΔE 10.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (50 vs 42) makes Fandango Fun the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 44 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 42 vs 21, Boredom Buster is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 17.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 42 vs 26, Boredom Buster is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 18.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Boredom Buster reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (42 vs 37) makes Boredom Buster the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 20.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Boredom Buster reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 24.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Boredom Buster reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 27.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.