Match Tide
Tikkurila Tide is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 31. 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 34 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 32 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 31 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Tide reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 28), 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 31 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 32 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Tide reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (31 vs 27) makes Tide the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.