Match Yellow Warning
Cloverdale Paint Yellow Warning is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 34. 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 34 and 34, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 34 and 34, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (34 vs 29) makes Yellow Warning the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 7-point LRV gap (34 vs 27) makes Yellow Warning the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 34), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 34 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
India Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Yellow Warning reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 22), opening up a space where Middle Buff encloses it. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 34 and 34, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Emperor reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 34 vs 19, Yellow Warning is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 14.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 16.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (38 vs 34) makes Masala the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.