Match Temptation
Cloverdale Paint Temptation is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 20. 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 22 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 20 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 20 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 20 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Temptation reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (26 vs 20) makes Cocoa Nutmeg the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Sulking Room Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Spiced Honey reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
S 4010-Y50R reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 35 vs 20, Pearl beige is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 11.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (24 vs 20) makes RAL 480-M the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Temptation reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.