Match Loam
Cloverdale Paint Loam is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 42. 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 42 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Antique Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (53 vs 42) makes Sunbaked Terracotta the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Faded Terracotta reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Cellini Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Bath Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 42 vs 29, Loam is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 11.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 10-point LRV gap (42 vs 33) makes Loam the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.