Match Subway

Cloverdale Paint Subway is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 8. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Subway

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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.

0536 · LRV 8

S 7500-N · LRV 8

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.8 — Imperceptible

LRV 60

0536 · LRV 8

Chic Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 8), opening up a space where Subway encloses it. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.0 — Imperceptible

0536 · LRV 8

20YY 11/017 · LRV 11

A 3-point LRV gap (11 vs 8) makes Raisin Cake the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4 — Subtle

CA211 · LRV 8

0536 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.0 — Subtle

Subway

Traffic grey B

Subway

0536 · LRV 8

Classic

Traffic grey B

RAL 7043 · LRV 11

A 3-point LRV gap (11 vs 8) makes Traffic grey B the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2 — Subtle

1596 · LRV 8

0536 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2 — Subtle

Subway

RAL 870-4

Subway

0536 · LRV 8

Effect

RAL 870-4

RAL 870-4 · LRV 8

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3 — Subtle

0536 · LRV 8

9938 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4 — Subtle

0536 · LRV 8

CC1 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5 — Subtle

0536 · LRV 8

7062 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7 — Subtle

0536 · LRV 8

X499 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7 — Subtle

0536 · LRV 8

PPG1009-7 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2 — Noticeable

0536 · LRV 8

324 · LRV 9

With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7 — Noticeable

0536 · LRV 8

5011-1 · LRV 3

A 5-point LRV gap (8 vs 3) makes Subway the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.8 — Distinct