Match Empress Lila
Cloverdale Paint Empress Lila is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 71. 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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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 71 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 71 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Niagara Falls reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 71 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (71 vs 66) makes Empress Lila the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 5-point LRV gap (71 vs 66) makes Empress Lila the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (71 vs 64) makes Empress Lila the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Empress Lila reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 71 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Empress Lila reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 59), opening up a space where Telegrey 4 encloses it. At ΔE 12.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.