Match K496
Tikkurila K496 is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 50. 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 50 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Chic Shadow reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 51 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Light grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 53 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.