Match Cobalt Embrace
Dulux Cobalt Embrace is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 9. 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 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Cobalt Embrace reads slightly lighter (LRV 9 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (12 vs 9) makes L356 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 17.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Pitch Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (9 vs 4) makes Cobalt Embrace the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 27.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (14 vs 9) makes Passageway the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 28.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.