Match Garnet Shadow
Cloverdale Paint Garnet Shadow is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 36. 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 36 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (36 vs 33) makes Garnet Shadow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (36 vs 33) makes Garnet Shadow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 37 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 490-6 reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 37 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Light pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Cinder Rose reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (36 vs 33) makes Garnet Shadow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Hellebore reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (39 vs 36) makes Retro Pink the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 48 vs 36, Mezeron is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 9.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Delightful Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (36 vs 30) makes Garnet Shadow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.