Match Tallow
Cloverdale Paint Tallow is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 69. 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.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Tallow reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 69 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Tallow reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Tallow reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (69 vs 66) makes Tallow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 70 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 70 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.