Match Quill
Cloverdale Paint Quill is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 49. 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.
View full Quill color page →
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 49 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 49 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 50 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (53 vs 49) makes S 2005-Y40R the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Quill the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Quill reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Clay Figurine reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.