Match Lemon Zest

Cloverdale Paint Lemon Zest is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 85. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Lemon Zest
Cloverdale Paint
Lemon Zest
0840#FDEEA5LRV 85

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.

Morning Sunshine
Lemon Zest
Lemon Zest
Morning Sunshine vs Lemon Zest
Benjamin Moore
Morning Sunshine
2018-50 · LRV 76
Cloverdale Paint
Lemon Zest
0840 · LRV 85

Lemon Zest reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.5Subtle
Lemon Zest
Scene Stealer
Lemon Zest
Scene Stealer
Cloverdale Paint
Lemon Zest
0840 · LRV 85
Cloverdale Paint
Scene Stealer
0833 · LRV 81

A 4-point LRV gap (85 vs 81) makes Lemon Zest the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
Lemon Zest
Lemon Zest
Lemon Tropics
Lemon Tropics
Lemon Zest vs Lemon Tropics
Cloverdale Paint
Lemon Zest
0840 · LRV 85

A 8-point LRV gap (85 vs 77) makes Lemon Zest the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
Lemon Zest
Lemon Zest
Dayroom Yellow
Dayroom Yellow
Lemon Zest vs Dayroom Yellow
Cloverdale Paint
Lemon Zest
0840 · LRV 85
Farrow & Ball
Dayroom Yellow
233 · LRV 75

A 10-point LRV gap (85 vs 75) makes Lemon Zest the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.1Noticeable
Lemon Zest
Venetian Yellow
Lemon Zest
Venetian Yellow
Cloverdale Paint
Lemon Zest
0840 · LRV 85
Sherwin-Williams
Venetian Yellow
1666 · LRV 77

Lemon Zest reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.5Noticeable
Lemon Zest
Lemon Zest
Joy
Lemon Zest vs Joy
Cloverdale Paint
Lemon Zest
0840 · LRV 85
Tikkurila
Joy
H303 · LRV 79

A 6-point LRV gap (85 vs 79) makes Lemon Zest the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.3Noticeable
Lemon Zest
Lemon Zest
Twinkle Little Star
Lemon Zest vs Twinkle Little Star
Cloverdale Paint
Lemon Zest
0840 · LRV 85
PPG
Twinkle Little Star
PPG1211-4 · LRV 77

Lemon Zest reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.9Noticeable
Lemon Zest
Lemon Zest
RAL 280-1
RAL 280-1
Lemon Zest vs RAL 280-1
Cloverdale Paint
Lemon Zest
0840 · LRV 85
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 280-1
RAL 280-1 · LRV 75

Lemon Zest reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.1Noticeable
Firefly
Firefly
Lemon Zest
Lemon Zest
Firefly vs Lemon Zest
Behr
Firefly
P310-3 · LRV 86
Cloverdale Paint
Lemon Zest
0840 · LRV 85

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 86 vs 85), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.4Noticeable
Lemon Zest
Lemon Zest
Sunlight
Sunlight
Lemon Zest vs Sunlight
Cloverdale Paint
Lemon Zest
0840 · LRV 85
Little Greene
Sunlight
135 · LRV 58

Lemon Zest reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 58), opening up a space where Sunlight encloses it. At ΔE 14.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 14.8Distinct
Lemon Zest
Lemon Zest
Fresh Pasta
Fresh Pasta
Lemon Zest vs Fresh Pasta
Cloverdale Paint
Lemon Zest
0840 · LRV 85
Jotun
Fresh Pasta
1775 · LRV 70

At LRV 85 vs 70, Lemon Zest is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 15.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 15.0Distinct
Lemon Zest
Lemon Zest
Ivory
Lemon Zest vs Ivory
Cloverdale Paint
Lemon Zest
0840 · LRV 85
RAL ClassicClassic
Ivory
RAL 1014 · LRV 58

At LRV 85 vs 58, Lemon Zest is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 17.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 17.7Distinct
Lemon Zest
Lemon Zest
Timid Absinthe
Lemon Zest vs Timid Absinthe
Cloverdale Paint
Lemon Zest
0840 · LRV 85
Valspar
Timid Absinthe
6003-5B · LRV 72

Lemon Zest reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 72), opening up a space where Timid Absinthe encloses it. At ΔE 17.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 17.8Distinct
Lemon Zest
Lemon Zest
S 1005-Y60R
Lemon Zest vs S 1005-Y60R
Cloverdale Paint
Lemon Zest
0840 · LRV 85
NCS
S 1005-Y60R
S 1005-Y60R · LRV 70

At LRV 85 vs 70, Lemon Zest is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 28.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 28.6Very different