Match Flickering Flame
Cloverdale Paint Flickering Flame is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 21. 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 21 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 21 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (21 vs 18) makes Flickering Flame the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Flickering Flame reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
RAL 310-M reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (21 vs 17) makes Flickering Flame the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (21 vs 15) makes Flickering Flame the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Brown beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 7-point LRV gap (28 vs 21) makes Red Earth the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 10-point LRV gap (31 vs 21) makes Frosted Papaya the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Flickering Flame reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Cinnamon Scone reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
S 3030-Y30R reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.