Match Blonde Shell

Cloverdale Paint Blonde Shell is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 35. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Blonde Shell
Cloverdale Paint
Blonde Shell
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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.

Wilderness Cabin
Blonde Shell
Blonde Shell
Wilderness Cabin vs Blonde Shell
Benjamin Moore
Wilderness Cabin
1168 · LRV 32
Cloverdale Paint
Blonde Shell
0170 · LRV 35

With LRVs of 35 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3 — Subtle
Blonde Shell
Blonde Shell
Summer Spice
Blonde Shell vs Summer Spice
Cloverdale Paint
Blonde Shell
0170 · LRV 35
PPG
Summer Spice
PPG16-02 · LRV 36

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 36 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9 — Subtle
Blonde Shell
Sunstone
Blonde Shell
Sunstone
Cloverdale Paint
Blonde Shell
0170 · LRV 35
Cloverdale Paint
Sunstone
CA223 · LRV 33

With LRVs of 35 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.1 — Noticeable
Blonde Shell
Mellow Mauve
Blonde Shell
Mellow Mauve
Cloverdale Paint
Blonde Shell
0170 · LRV 35
Sherwin-Williams
Mellow Mauve
0039 · LRV 35

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.6 — Noticeable
Blonde Shell
Blonde Shell
Cinnamon Scone
Cinnamon Scone
Blonde Shell vs Cinnamon Scone
Cloverdale Paint
Blonde Shell
0170 · LRV 35
Valspar
Cinnamon Scone
V085-4 · LRV 29

A 6-point LRV gap (35 vs 29) makes Blonde Shell the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.2 — Noticeable
Blonde Shell
Blonde Shell
Peachy
Peachy
Blonde Shell vs Peachy
Cloverdale Paint
Blonde Shell
0170 · LRV 35
Jotun
Peachy
12074 · LRV 38

Peachy reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.0 — Noticeable
Blonde Shell
Blonde Shell
Toffee
Blonde Shell vs Toffee
Cloverdale Paint
Blonde Shell
0170 · LRV 35
Tikkurila
Toffee
V396 · LRV 37

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 37 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.9 — Noticeable
Spiced Brandy
Spiced Brandy
Blonde Shell
Blonde Shell
Spiced Brandy vs Blonde Shell
Behr
Spiced Brandy
S190-4 · LRV 35
Cloverdale Paint
Blonde Shell
0170 · LRV 35

With LRVs of 35 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.1 — Noticeable
Blonde Shell
Blonde Shell
Naperon
Naperon
Blonde Shell vs Naperon
Cloverdale Paint
Blonde Shell
0170 · LRV 35
Farrow & Ball
Naperon
315 · LRV 42

A 7-point LRV gap (42 vs 35) makes Naperon the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.3 — Noticeable
Blonde Shell
Split Pink
Blonde Shell
Split Pink
Cloverdale Paint
Blonde Shell
0170 · LRV 35
Little Greene
Split Pink
341 · LRV 25

Blonde Shell reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.3 — Noticeable
Blonde Shell
Blonde Shell
Spiced Honey
Spiced Honey
Blonde Shell vs Spiced Honey
Cloverdale Paint
Blonde Shell
0170 · LRV 35
Dulux
Spiced Honey
00YY 26/220 · LRV 26

Blonde Shell reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.8 — Noticeable
Blonde Shell
Blonde Shell
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R
Blonde Shell vs S 3030-Y30R
Cloverdale Paint
Blonde Shell
0170 · LRV 35
NCS
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R · LRV 33

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.5 — Noticeable
Blonde Shell
Blonde Shell
RAL 140-M
RAL 140-M
Blonde Shell vs RAL 140-M
Cloverdale Paint
Blonde Shell
0170 · LRV 35
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-M
RAL 140-M · LRV 35

With LRVs of 35 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.8 — Noticeable
Blonde Shell
Blonde Shell
Grey beige
Grey beige
Blonde Shell vs Grey beige
Cloverdale Paint
Blonde Shell
0170 · LRV 35
RAL ClassicClassic
Grey beige
RAL 1019 · LRV 31

Blonde Shell reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.2 — Distinct