Match Tropical Tale
Cloverdale Paint Tropical Tale is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 29. 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 29 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 29 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (29 vs 25) makes Tropical Tale the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Julep reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 29 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Blue Green Scene reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Tropical Tale reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 29 vs 12, Tropical Tale is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 13.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Green Verditer reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 29), opening up a space where Tropical Tale encloses it. At ΔE 14.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A ΔE of 14.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 9-point LRV gap (29 vs 20) makes Tropical Tale the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 17.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 29 vs 8, Tropical Tale is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 26.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 9-point LRV gap (29 vs 20) makes Tropical Tale the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 26.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Freshwater Green reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 29), opening up a space where Tropical Tale encloses it. At ΔE 30.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.