Match Mella Yella
Cloverdale Paint Mella Yella is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 73. 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.
Mella Yella reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 75 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Mella Yella reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Mella Yella reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Mella Yella reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Vanilla Sundae reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 73), opening up a space where Mella Yella encloses it. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Joy reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 73 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (73 vs 70) makes Mella Yella the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Mella Yella reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Mella Yella reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 58), opening up a space where Ivory encloses it. At ΔE 9.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Mella Yella reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Mella Yella reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.