Match Empress
Tikkurila Empress is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 55. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
View full Empress color page →
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 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (55 vs 50) makes Empress the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Empress reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, 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 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (55 vs 50) makes Empress the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Empress the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Empress reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.