Match Epimethius
Cloverdale Paint Epimethius is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 40. 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.
Epimethius reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 40 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
High Dive reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Epimethius reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 40 vs 27, Epimethius is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 10.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 10-point LRV gap (40 vs 30) makes Epimethius the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 11-point LRV gap (40 vs 29) makes Epimethius the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Epimethius reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Epimethius reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Teal Zen reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 22.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (46 vs 40) makes Driftwood Blues the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 24.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (40 vs 36) makes Epimethius the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 25.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.