Match Emperor
Tikkurila Emperor is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 43. 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.
With LRVs of 43 and 40, 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 43 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Anjou Pear reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Lion's Mane reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Emperor reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (43 vs 33) makes Emperor the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 12-point LRV gap (43 vs 31) makes Emperor the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 19.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.