Match Clay
Little Greene Clay is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 56. 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 56 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (56 vs 53) makes Clay the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 59 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 57 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (56 vs 49) makes Clay the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (66 vs 56) makes County Cream the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 53) makes Clay the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.