Match First Lady
Cloverdale Paint First Lady is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 28. 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 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



With LRVs of 28 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



A 4-point LRV gap (32 vs 28) makes Beige red the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


First Lady reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

A 7-point LRV gap (35 vs 28) makes Indian Sunset the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

With LRVs of 28 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



A 3-point LRV gap (31 vs 28) makes Pinch of Clove the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.


With LRVs of 28 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.



A 5-point LRV gap (33 vs 28) makes S 3030-Y30R the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

