Match H498
Tikkurila H498 is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 66. 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 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 67 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Frosted Steel reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Borrowed Light reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (70 vs 66) makes Desired Dawn the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 6-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes H498 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (70 vs 66) makes S 1005-R50B the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
H498 reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.