Match Sophistication
Cloverdale Paint Sophistication is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 9. 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 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 9 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 11 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 11 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (13 vs 9) makes Aged Wine the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 11 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Red violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 16.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Sophistication reads slightly lighter (LRV 9 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 18.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.