Match Lasting Thoughts
Cloverdale Paint Lasting Thoughts is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 51. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (51 vs 41) makes Lasting Thoughts the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes Lasting Thoughts the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Lasting Thoughts reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Lasting Thoughts reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Cool Water Lake reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (51 vs 40) makes Lasting Thoughts the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 10-point LRV gap (61 vs 51) makes Sky Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Lasting Thoughts reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 51 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 15.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Lasting Thoughts reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Lasting Thoughts reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 18.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 53 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 20.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
S 0515-R80B reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 51), opening up a space where Lasting Thoughts encloses it. At ΔE 22.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.