Match N391
Tikkurila N391 is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 38. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Rain Slicker reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (38 vs 30) makes N391 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 51 vs 38, Light Gold is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (38 vs 34) makes N391 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (38 vs 33) makes N391 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 38 vs 20, N391 is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 19.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
N391 reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 28.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.