Match Steel
Cloverdale Paint Steel is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 26. 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 27 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 26 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Telegrey 1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 26 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 5-point LRV gap (31 vs 26) makes Natural Slate the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Made in the Shade reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.