Match Cheerful Tangerine
Behr Cheerful Tangerine is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 48. 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 48 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Cheerful Tangerine reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Cheerful Tangerine reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (48 vs 41) makes Cheerful Tangerine the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Cheerful Tangerine reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Cheerful Tangerine reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 12-point LRV gap (48 vs 37) makes Cheerful Tangerine the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Cheerful Tangerine reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 31), opening up a space where Pinch of Clove encloses it. At ΔE 15.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (48 vs 43) makes Cheerful Tangerine the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Cheerful Tangerine reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 20.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 11-point LRV gap (48 vs 37) makes Cheerful Tangerine the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 20.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 48 vs 36, Cheerful Tangerine is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 23.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.