Match Custard
Cloverdale Paint Custard is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 51. 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 51 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 51 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 47) makes Custard the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Bag of Gold the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 5-point LRV gap (56 vs 51) makes Hubbard Squash the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 65 vs 51, Cinnamon Foam is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 13.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Custard reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 14.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.