Match Crocodile Dreams
Valspar Crocodile Dreams is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 68. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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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 68 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 71 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
RAL 760-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Crocodile Dreams the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Crocodile Dreams reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Acorn reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Crocodile Dreams reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Crocodile Dreams reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Crocodile Dreams reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 57) makes Crocodile Dreams the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 68 vs 53, Crocodile Dreams is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 10.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.