Match Wenge
Cloverdale Paint Wenge is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 8. 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.
Wheat Bread reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 8), opening up a space where Wenge encloses it. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 8 and 8, 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 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Raisin Cake reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
