Match Carbon Fibre

Cloverdale Paint Carbon Fibre is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 8. 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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Carbon Fibre
Cloverdale Paint
Carbon Fibre
EX157#4C5053LRV 8

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.

French Beret
Carbon Fibre
French Beret vs Carbon Fibre
French Beret
Carbon Fibre
Benjamin Moore
French Beret
1610 · LRV 9
Cloverdale Paint
Carbon Fibre
EX157 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.5Imperceptible
Carbon Fibre
Carbon Fibre vs Wrought iron
Carbon Fibre
Wrought iron
Cloverdale Paint
Carbon Fibre
EX157 · LRV 8
Tikkurila
Wrought iron
Y500 · LRV 9

With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Cracked Pepper
Carbon Fibre
Cracked Pepper vs Carbon Fibre
Cracked Pepper
Carbon Fibre
Behr
Cracked Pepper
PPU18-01 · LRV 8
Cloverdale Paint
Carbon Fibre
EX157 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.6Subtle
Carbon Fibre
Basically Black
Carbon Fibre vs Basically Black
Carbon Fibre
Basically Black
Cloverdale Paint
Carbon Fibre
EX157 · LRV 8
Dulux
Basically Black
42BB 09/032 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Carbon Fibre
Hopper Head
Carbon Fibre vs Hopper Head
Carbon Fibre
Hopper Head
Cloverdale Paint
Carbon Fibre
EX157 · LRV 8
Farrow & Ball
Hopper Head
305 · LRV 9

With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Carbon Fibre
Slate grey
Carbon Fibre vs Slate grey
Carbon Fibre
Slate grey
Cloverdale Paint
Carbon Fibre
EX157 · LRV 8
RAL ClassicClassic
Slate grey
RAL 7015 · LRV 12

Slate grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Carbon Fibre
Witchcraft
Carbon Fibre vs Witchcraft
Carbon Fibre
Witchcraft
Cloverdale Paint
Carbon Fibre
EX157 · LRV 8
PPG
Witchcraft
PPG1037-7 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Carbon Fibre
Midnight Magic
Carbon Fibre
Midnight Magic
Cloverdale Paint
Carbon Fibre
EX157 · LRV 8
Cloverdale Paint
Midnight Magic
0508 · LRV 9

With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.0Subtle
Carbon Fibre
Perle Noir
Carbon Fibre vs Perle Noir
Carbon Fibre
Perle Noir
Cloverdale Paint
Carbon Fibre
EX157 · LRV 8
Sherwin-Williams
Perle Noir
9154 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Carbon Fibre
RAL 830-5
Carbon Fibre vs RAL 830-5
Carbon Fibre
RAL 830-5
Cloverdale Paint
Carbon Fibre
EX157 · LRV 8
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
Carbon Fibre
S 7500-N
Carbon Fibre vs S 7500-N
Carbon Fibre
S 7500-N
Cloverdale Paint
Carbon Fibre
EX157 · LRV 8
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8

With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.8Noticeable
Carbon Fibre
Blackened Black
Carbon Fibre vs Blackened Black
Carbon Fibre
Blackened Black
Cloverdale Paint
Carbon Fibre
EX157 · LRV 8
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.1Noticeable
Carbon Fibre
Carbon Fibre vs Vulcan
Carbon Fibre
Vulcan
Cloverdale Paint
Carbon Fibre
EX157 · LRV 8
Little Greene
Vulcan
324 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.4Noticeable
Carbon Fibre
Nocturnal Green
Carbon Fibre vs Nocturnal Green
Carbon Fibre
Nocturnal Green
Cloverdale Paint
Carbon Fibre
EX157 · LRV 8
Valspar
Nocturnal Green
5011-1 · LRV 3

Carbon Fibre reads slightly lighter (LRV 8 vs 3), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.8Distinct