Match Sandstone

Cloverdale Paint Sandstone is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 48. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Sandstone
Cloverdale Paint
Sandstone
EX206#BDB9A9LRV 48

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.

Sandstone
Sandstone
Techno Gray
Techno Gray
Sandstone vs Techno Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Sandstone
EX206 · LRV 48
Sherwin-Williams
Techno Gray
6170 · LRV 49

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.0Imperceptible
Senora Gray
Senora Gray
Sandstone
Sandstone
Senora Gray vs Sandstone
Benjamin Moore
Senora Gray
1530 · LRV 48
Cloverdale Paint
Sandstone
EX206 · LRV 48

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Sandstone
Shoreline
Sandstone
Shoreline
Cloverdale Paint
Sandstone
EX206 · LRV 48
Cloverdale Paint
Shoreline
EX138 · LRV 46

With LRVs of 48 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Sandstone
Sandstone
Hurricane Haze
Hurricane Haze
Sandstone vs Hurricane Haze
Cloverdale Paint
Sandstone
EX206 · LRV 48
PPG
Hurricane Haze
PPG1032-2 · LRV 49

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.5Subtle
Sandstone
Sandstone
Green Ivy
Green Ivy
Sandstone vs Green Ivy
Cloverdale Paint
Sandstone
EX206 · LRV 48
Dulux
Green Ivy
10GY 49/081 · LRV 49

With LRVs of 49 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Sandstone
Sandstone
Sable Stone
Sable Stone
Sandstone vs Sable Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Sandstone
EX206 · LRV 48
Jotun
Sable Stone
10342 · LRV 46

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
Sandstone
Sandstone
Blue Gray
Blue Gray
Sandstone vs Blue Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Sandstone
EX206 · LRV 48
Farrow & Ball
Blue Gray
91 · LRV 45

Sandstone reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Sandstone
Sandstone
RAL 840-3
RAL 840-3
Sandstone vs RAL 840-3
Cloverdale Paint
Sandstone
EX206 · LRV 48
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 840-3
RAL 840-3 · LRV 46

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Sandstone
Sandstone
Driftwood
Sandstone vs Driftwood
Cloverdale Paint
Sandstone
EX206 · LRV 48
Tikkurila
Driftwood
V484 · LRV 47

With LRVs of 48 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.0Noticeable
Sandstone
Rolling Fog
Sandstone
Rolling Fog
Cloverdale Paint
Sandstone
EX206 · LRV 48

The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.1Noticeable
Sandstone
Sandstone
S 3005-G80Y
S 3005-G80Y
Sandstone vs S 3005-G80Y
Cloverdale Paint
Sandstone
EX206 · LRV 48
NCS
S 3005-G80Y
S 3005-G80Y · LRV 44

A 5-point LRV gap (48 vs 44) makes Sandstone the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
Sandstone
Sandstone
Pebble grey
Pebble grey
Sandstone vs Pebble grey
Cloverdale Paint
Sandstone
EX206 · LRV 48
RAL ClassicClassic
Pebble grey
RAL 7032 · LRV 45

A 4-point LRV gap (48 vs 45) makes Sandstone the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.3Noticeable
Pasha Brown
Pasha Brown
Sandstone
Sandstone
Pasha Brown vs Sandstone
Behr
Pasha Brown
MQ2-51 · LRV 48
Cloverdale Paint
Sandstone
EX206 · LRV 48

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 48), 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 3.6Noticeable
Sandstone
Sandstone
Clay Figurine
Clay Figurine
Sandstone vs Clay Figurine
Cloverdale Paint
Sandstone
EX206 · LRV 48
Valspar
Clay Figurine
M341 · LRV 54

Clay Figurine reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.2Noticeable