Match Rub Elbows
Cloverdale Paint Rub Elbows 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Rub Elbows reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (65 vs 62) makes Rub Elbows the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 65 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Rub Elbows reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Rub Elbows reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 65 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Rub Elbows reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 53), opening up a space where S 2005-Y40R encloses it. At ΔE 8.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.