Match Brazen
Valspar Brazen is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 19. 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.
Cider Toddy reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Cut The Mustard reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 34 vs 19, Yellow Warning is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 14.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 34 vs 19, Mustard Blanket is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 14.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 34 vs 19, Sweet Mustard is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 16.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 20.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 37 vs 19, India Yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 20.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
S 3030-Y30R reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 19), opening up a space where Brazen encloses it. At ΔE 26.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
