Match Dover Surf
Valspar Dover Surf is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 53. 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 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 56 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 53 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 53 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 53 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (53 vs 47) makes Dover Surf the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Dover Surf reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Dover Surf reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (53 vs 46) makes Dover Surf the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Light grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.