Match Fairytale
Cloverdale Paint Fairytale is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 73. 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.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.



With LRVs of 73 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.


A 3-point LRV gap (73 vs 70) makes Fairytale the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.



Fairytale reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



Gauze - Mid reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 73), 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 85 vs 73, Signal White is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 9.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 73 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.









