Match Play Time
Cloverdale Paint Play Time is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 38. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
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.
With LRVs of 38 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Play Time reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Cinder Rose reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Play Time reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (38 vs 35) makes Play Time the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 38 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.