Match Hephaestus
Cloverdale Paint Hephaestus is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 68. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 68 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Hephaestus reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 68 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Hephaestus reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Hephaestus reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Hephaestus reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), 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 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.