Match Sizzling Hot
Cloverdale Paint Sizzling Hot is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 21. 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.
With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Sizzling Hot reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 21 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 21 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Cocoa Nutmeg reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (21 vs 15) makes Sizzling Hot the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Sizzling Hot reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Beige red reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (26 vs 21) makes Spiced Honey the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Cinnamon Scone reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Sizzling Hot reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.