Match Wishful Thinking
Cloverdale Paint Wishful Thinking is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 79. 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 79 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Wishful Thinking reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Wishful Thinking reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Wishful Thinking reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 80 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Wishful Thinking reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (85 vs 79) makes Middleton Pink the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 12-point LRV gap (79 vs 67) makes Wishful Thinking the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 79 vs 67, Wishful Thinking is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Wishful Thinking reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 62), opening up a space where Pocketful of Promise encloses it. At ΔE 7.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (79 vs 75) makes Wishful Thinking the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (85 vs 79) makes Signal White the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.