Match Carys

Little Greene Carys is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 79. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Carys
Little Greene
Carys
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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.

No-Nonsense
Carys
Carys
No-Nonsense vs Carys
Benjamin Moore
No-Nonsense
361 · LRV 73
Little Greene
Carys
148 · LRV 79

Carys reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Carys
Carys
Citrus Punch
Carys vs Citrus Punch
Little Greene
Carys
148 · LRV 79
PPG
Citrus Punch
PPG1212-5 · LRV 78

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
Lemon Peel
Lemon Peel
Carys
Carys
Lemon Peel vs Carys
Cloverdale Paint
Lemon Peel
0849 · LRV 82
Little Greene
Carys
148 · LRV 79

Lemon Peel reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.3Noticeable
Upbeat
Carys
Carys
Upbeat vs Carys
Behr
Upbeat
P300-5 · LRV 76
Little Greene
Carys
148 · LRV 79

A 3-point LRV gap (79 vs 76) makes Carys the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.1Noticeable
Carys
Carys
Daffodil
Daffodil
Carys vs Daffodil
Little Greene
Carys
148 · LRV 79
Sherwin-Williams
Daffodil
6901 · LRV 71

Carys reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.5Noticeable
Carys
Giallo
Carys
Giallo
Little Greene
Carys
148 · LRV 79
Little Greene
Giallo
337 · LRV 65

Carys reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 65), opening up a space where Giallo encloses it. At ΔE 6.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.8Noticeable
Carys
Carys
RAL 260-2
RAL 260-2
Carys vs RAL 260-2
Little Greene
Carys
148 · LRV 79
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 260-2
RAL 260-2 · LRV 72

A 7-point LRV gap (79 vs 72) makes Carys the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.3Noticeable
Citron
Carys
Carys
Citron vs Carys
Farrow & Ball
Citron
74 · LRV 65
Little Greene
Carys
148 · LRV 79

Carys reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 65), opening up a space where Citron encloses it. At ΔE 10.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.6Distinct
Banana Split
Banana Split
Carys
Carys
Banana Split vs Carys
Dulux
Banana Split
35YY 71/474 · LRV 70
Little Greene
Carys
148 · LRV 79

A 9-point LRV gap (79 vs 70) makes Carys the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.3Distinct
Carys
Carys
N391
Carys vs N391
Little Greene
Carys
148 · LRV 79
Tikkurila
N391
N391 · LRV 38

Carys reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 38), opening up a space where N391 encloses it. At ΔE 21.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 21.7Distinct
Carys
Carys
Sulfur yellow
Sulfur yellow
Carys vs Sulfur yellow
Little Greene
Carys
148 · LRV 79
RAL ClassicClassic
Sulfur yellow
RAL 1016 · LRV 71

Carys reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 23.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 23.4Distinct
Velvet
Velvet
Carys
Carys
Velvet vs Carys
Jotun
Velvet
10246 · LRV 52
Little Greene
Carys
148 · LRV 79

At LRV 79 vs 52, Carys is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 32.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 32.0Very different
Carys
Carys
Timid Absinthe
Carys vs Timid Absinthe
Little Greene
Carys
148 · LRV 79
Valspar
Timid Absinthe
6003-5B · LRV 72

Carys reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 33.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 33.9Very different
Carys
Carys
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R
Carys vs S 3030-Y30R
Little Greene
Carys
148 · LRV 79
NCS
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R · LRV 33

Carys reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 40.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 40.1Very different