Match Muddy Mississippi
Valspar Muddy Mississippi is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 13. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Muddy Mississippi reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (16 vs 13) makes Graham Crust the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pearl gold reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 13), opening up a space where Muddy Mississippi encloses it. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Affogato reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Spiced Honey reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 13), opening up a space where Muddy Mississippi encloses it. At ΔE 14.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.