Match Whirlwind
Cloverdale Paint Whirlwind is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 55. 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.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Whirlwind the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Graceful Green reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 55), opening up a space where Whirlwind encloses it. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (58 vs 55) makes Light grey the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Teresa's Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.