Match Joyful Tears
Cloverdale Paint Joyful Tears is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 12. 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 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 12) makes Water blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Joyful Tears reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Medieval Forest reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Joyful Tears reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Emerald Glade reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Joyful Tears the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Vardo reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 21.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 12 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 23.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 7-point LRV gap (12 vs 5) makes Joyful Tears the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 24.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.