Match Gold Metal
Cloverdale Paint Gold Metal is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 25. 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.



With LRVs of 25 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.


A 4-point LRV gap (25 vs 21) makes Gold Metal the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


A 3-point LRV gap (28 vs 25) makes Beeswax Candle the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.3 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 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


A 4-point LRV gap (29 vs 25) makes Butter Rum the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



With LRVs of 25 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


Curry reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



Pinch of Clove reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



S 3030-Y30R reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



A 6-point LRV gap (31 vs 25) makes Frosted Papaya the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.


Gold Metal reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

