Match Fossil Tan
Cloverdale Paint Fossil Tan is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 47. 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.
Fossil Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), 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 47 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 47) makes Crowned One the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 50 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Faded Terracotta the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (47 vs 41) makes Fossil Tan the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Sunbaked Terracotta reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 50 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Fossil Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 47 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 48 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (47 vs 41) makes Fossil Tan the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.