Match First Day of School
Cloverdale Paint First Day of School 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.
First Day of School reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 74 and 73, 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 6-point LRV gap (73 vs 67) makes First Day of School the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 74 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 73 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
First Day of School reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes First Day of School the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
First Day of School reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
First Day of School reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (79 vs 73) makes Joy the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (73 vs 65) makes First Day of School the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 73 vs 58, First Day of School is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 10.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (73 vs 70) makes First Day of School the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 3-point LRV gap (73 vs 70) makes First Day of School the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 21.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.