Match China Clay - Dark
Little Greene China Clay - Dark is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 47. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 49 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 47 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Indi Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), 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 47 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Sedona Pink the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 49 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
China Clay - Dark reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 50 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
S 2005-Y40R reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
China Clay - Dark reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.