Match Golden Buff
Cloverdale Paint Golden Buff is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 60. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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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 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Golden Buff reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 60 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Golden Buff reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Golden Buff reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 62 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 62 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Golden Buff reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Cinnamon Foam reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (60 vs 53) makes Golden Buff the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.