Match Pink Explosion
Cloverdale Paint Pink Explosion is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 33. 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 33 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Strawberry Shortcake reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pink Explosion reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (33 vs 28) makes Pink Explosion the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 8-point LRV gap (33 vs 25) makes Pink Explosion the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Pink Explosion reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 34 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 15.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 3-point LRV gap (36 vs 33) makes Watermelon Punch the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 17.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Pink Explosion reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 22.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 33 vs 18, Pink Explosion is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 23.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 33 vs 14, Pink Explosion is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 26.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 33 vs 6, Pink Explosion is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 37.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.