Match Onion Skin
Cloverdale Paint Onion Skin is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 81. 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 81 and 80, 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 81 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (84 vs 81) makes White Chiffon the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (81 vs 78) makes Onion Skin the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 81 and 79, 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 81 and 80, 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 82 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (81 vs 78) makes Onion Skin the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (81 vs 77) makes Onion Skin the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 81 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (84 vs 81) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 11-point LRV gap (81 vs 70) makes Onion Skin the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.