Match Sand Drift
Cloverdale Paint Sand Drift is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 50. 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 50 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 50 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 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 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
S 2502-Y20R reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (54 vs 50) makes Clay Figurine the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (53 vs 50) makes RAL 850-1 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Sand Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Sand Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (50 vs 46) makes Sand Drift the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Sand Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
