Match May Sun
Cloverdale Paint May Sun is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 83. 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.
A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes May Sun the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 83 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 85 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (83 vs 80) makes May Sun the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes May Sun the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Cleanroom white reads slightly lighter (LRV 89 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
May Sun reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Gentle Lamb encloses it. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 83 vs 70, May Sun is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 7.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.