Match White Sands
Cloverdale Paint White Sands is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 75. 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 75 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 75 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), 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 75 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (79 vs 75) makes Natural Calico the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 76 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 75 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Portland Stone - Pale reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (75 vs 70) makes White Sands the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (75 vs 72) makes White Sands the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.