Match China Clay
Little Greene China Clay is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 86. 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.
With LRVs of 86 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 86), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 86 vs 85), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 86), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 5-point LRV gap (86 vs 81) makes China Clay the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 86 and 85, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 86 vs 86), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 88 and 86, 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 86 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 86 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Ferdinand reads slightly lighter (LRV 89 vs 86), 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 (89 vs 86) makes Cleanroom white the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 86 and 86, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
At LRV 86 vs 70, China Clay is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 7.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.