Match Innuendo
Cloverdale Paint Innuendo is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 50. 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 50 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (50 vs 45) makes Innuendo the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 50 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (50 vs 43) makes Innuendo the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (50 vs 45) makes Innuendo the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Innuendo reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 71 vs 50, S 0515-R80B is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 16.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 50 vs 29, Innuendo is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 19.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.