Match Universal White
Cloverdale Paint Universal White is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 84. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 86 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 85 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Universal White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 0), opening up a space where Arbor White encloses it. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 86 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Pointing reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 86 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (87 vs 84) makes S 0502-Y the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 85 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
At LRV 84 vs 70, Universal White is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.