Match Nutmeg Cluster 3
Dulux Nutmeg Cluster 3 is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 49. 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 49 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 49 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 49 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (52 vs 49) makes Maiden the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (52 vs 49) makes Forever Fairytale the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Cave Painting reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 52 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 49 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
S 2005-Y40R reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (56 vs 49) makes Alpaca Mittens the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 49 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Nutmeg Cluster 3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.