Match Golden Summer
Cloverdale Paint Golden Summer is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 17. 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 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


Pearl gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


Golden Summer reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


With LRVs of 17 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


A 6-point LRV gap (17 vs 11) makes Golden Summer the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



Spiced Honey reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.


A 7-point LRV gap (24 vs 17) makes Etruscan the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

