Match Clove

Sherwin-Williams Clove is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 5. 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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Clove
Sherwin-Williams
Clove
9605#453E39LRV 5Warm

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.

Black Bean Soup
Clove
Clove
Black Bean Soup vs Clove
Benjamin Moore
Black Bean Soup
2130-10 · LRV 6
Sherwin-Williams
Clove
9605 · LRV 5

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.7Subtle
Clove
Clove
Sealskin
Sealskin
Clove vs Sealskin
Sherwin-Williams
Clove
9605 · LRV 5
Sherwin-Williams
Sealskin
7675 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Coffee
Coffee
Clove
Clove
Coffee vs Clove
Cloverdale Paint
Coffee
EX170 · LRV 5
Sherwin-Williams
Clove
9605 · LRV 5

With LRVs of 5 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
RAL 840-M
RAL 840-M
Clove
Clove
RAL 840-M vs Clove
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 840-M
RAL 840-M · LRV 6
Sherwin-Williams
Clove
9605 · LRV 5

With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Espresso Beans
Clove
Clove
Espresso Beans vs Clove
Behr
Espresso Beans
PPU5-01 · LRV 7
Sherwin-Williams
Clove
9605 · LRV 5

With LRVs of 7 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.8Subtle
Phantom Mist
Phantom Mist
Clove
Clove
Phantom Mist vs Clove
PPG
Phantom Mist
PPG1002-7 · LRV 6
Sherwin-Williams
Clove
9605 · LRV 5

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.0Noticeable
S 8000-N
S 8000-N
Clove
Clove
S 8000-N vs Clove
NCS
S 8000-N
S 8000-N · LRV 5
Sherwin-Williams
Clove
9605 · LRV 5

With LRVs of 5 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.5Noticeable
Black olive
Clove
Clove
Black olive vs Clove
RAL ClassicClassic
Black olive
RAL 6015 · LRV 7
Sherwin-Williams
Clove
9605 · LRV 5

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 5), 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
Pitch Black
Pitch Black
Clove
Clove
Pitch Black vs Clove
Farrow & Ball
Pitch Black
256 · LRV 5
Sherwin-Williams
Clove
9605 · LRV 5

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.4Noticeable
Córdoba
Córdoba
Clove
Clove
Córdoba vs Clove
Little Greene
Córdoba
277 · LRV 5
Sherwin-Williams
Clove
9605 · LRV 5

With LRVs of 5 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.0Noticeable
Clove
Clove
Midnight
Clove vs Midnight
Sherwin-Williams
Clove
9605 · LRV 5
Tikkurila
Midnight
Y498 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.4Noticeable
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
Clove
Clove
Blackened Black vs Clove
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7
Sherwin-Williams
Clove
9605 · LRV 5

With LRVs of 7 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.0Noticeable
Raisin Cake
Raisin Cake
Clove
Clove
Raisin Cake vs Clove
Dulux
Raisin Cake
20YY 11/017 · LRV 11
Sherwin-Williams
Clove
9605 · LRV 5

Raisin Cake reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.8Noticeable
Clove
Clove
Nocturnal Green
Nocturnal Green
Clove vs Nocturnal Green
Sherwin-Williams
Clove
9605 · LRV 5
Valspar
Nocturnal Green
5011-1 · LRV 3

With LRVs of 5 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.4Noticeable