Match Northern Grey
Cloverdale Paint Northern Grey is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 53. 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 53 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 53 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.
With LRVs of 53 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, 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 53 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 53 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Plaster reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Graceful Green reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 53), opening up a space where Northern Grey encloses it. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (58 vs 53) makes Light grey the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Northern Grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 54 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.