Match Gentle Caress
Cloverdale Paint Gentle Caress 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 36), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 36 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Gentle Caress reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Gentle Caress reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Gentle Caress reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 38 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Gentle Caress reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 36 vs 20, Gentle Caress is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 13.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 36 vs 21, Gentle Caress is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 16.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Gentle Caress reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Gentle Caress reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 18.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Gentle Caress reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 18.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 36 and 34, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 18.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 7-point LRV gap (36 vs 29) makes Gentle Caress the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 28.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.