Match Plum's the Word
Cloverdale Paint Plum's the Word is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 65. 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.
A 3-point LRV gap (65 vs 62) makes Plum's the Word the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 65 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 65 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 65) makes Monologue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Little Touch reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (65 vs 61) makes Plum's the Word the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (71 vs 65) makes S 0515-R80B the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Plum's the Word reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 65) makes Rain Sky the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (65 vs 60) makes Plum's the Word the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Plum's the Word reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Plum's the Word reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.