Match Timid Absinthe
Valspar Timid Absinthe is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 72. 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 73 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 72 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 6-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes Timid Absinthe the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (76 vs 72) makes Woodland Nymph the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Timid Absinthe reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
RAL 130-5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Timid Absinthe reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
May Apple reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (82 vs 72) makes G304 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Timid Absinthe the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 72 vs 58, Timid Absinthe is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 10.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Timid Absinthe reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 53), opening up a space where S 2010-G50Y encloses it. At ΔE 15.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.