Match Malt
Cloverdale Paint Malt is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 52. 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.



With LRVs of 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.



With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.



With LRVs of 52 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.



With LRVs of 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.



With LRVs of 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.










