Match Barley Twist
Dulux Barley Twist is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 77. 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.
A 3-point LRV gap (77 vs 74) makes Barley Twist the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 77 and 76, 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 77 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 77 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Natural Whisper reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 77 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Barley Twist reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Gardenia reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Barley Twist reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (77 vs 74) makes Barley Twist the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Dough reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (77 vs 71) makes Barley Twist the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Barley Twist reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (77 vs 70) makes Barley Twist the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.