Match Orange Ballad
Cloverdale Paint Orange Ballad is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 23. 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 24 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 23 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (23 vs 18) makes Orange Ballad the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Frosted Papaya reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (31 vs 23) makes Pinch of Clove the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Orange Ballad reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 10.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Orange Ballad reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Red Earth reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 10-point LRV gap (33 vs 23) makes S 3030-Y30R the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (28 vs 23) makes Curry the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Orange Ballad reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.