Match Carnosa
Tikkurila Carnosa is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 56. 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 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 57 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes Carnosa the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 59 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (56 vs 48) makes Carnosa the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 57 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 56 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
