Match May Mist
Cloverdale Paint May Mist is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 37. 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 37 and 37, 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 37 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (40 vs 37) makes Fresh Violet the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (37 vs 32) makes May Mist the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 53 vs 37, Amethyst Showers 3 is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 9.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Lulworth Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 37 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 9-point LRV gap (46 vs 37) makes Driftwood Blues the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
May Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 18.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.