Match Pansy Posie
Cloverdale Paint Pansy Posie is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 42. 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.
Pansy Posie reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (42 vs 38) makes Pansy Posie the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pansy Posie reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (42 vs 39) makes Pansy Posie the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (46 vs 42) makes Lavish Lavender the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pansy Posie reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Sugared Almond reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 42), opening up a space where Pansy Posie encloses it. At ΔE 8.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pansy Posie reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Ganymede reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 42 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 12.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 7-point LRV gap (42 vs 35) makes Pansy Posie the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Pansy Posie reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 28), opening up a space where Pastel violet encloses it. At ΔE 12.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.