Match Starfish
Cloverdale Paint Starfish is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 28. 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 30 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



With LRVs of 28 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



Starfish reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



A 7-point LRV gap (28 vs 21) makes Starfish the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


Starfish reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


Starfish reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.



Pinch of Clove reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 28.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.



S 3030-Y30R reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 37.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.







