Match Whole Grain
Cloverdale Paint Whole Grain is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 49. 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 49 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 49 and 49, 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 49 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 49 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 49 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 49 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Observe reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (53 vs 49) makes S 2005-Y40R the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Alpaca Mittens reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (60 vs 49) makes Sandstone the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 210-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Whole Grain the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.