Match Quinoa
Cloverdale Paint Quinoa is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 49. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 52 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 49 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 50 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes S 2005-Y20R the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Quinoa the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 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 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.