Portabello
Sherwin-Williams's Portabello is a orange shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. A muted saturation softens the hue, giving it a quieter quality that can sit comfortably among layered neutrals. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#947A62LRV
21.10
Portabello's Color Strip
Portabello is the fifth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Nearly Brown and Tea Chest. The strip spans from Sand Dollar at the lightest end to Kaffee at the deepest. Strip 201 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 73 vs 21, Pacer White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 21, Softer Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Portabello reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Trim Color
At LRV 73 vs 21, Pacer White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 23 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (24 vs 21) makes Meadowlark the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Portabello reflects far more light (LRV 21 vs 6), opening up a space where Mount Etna encloses it.
Debonair reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 21), opening up a space where Portabello encloses it.
Portabello reflects far more light (LRV 21 vs 7), opening up a space where Tarragon encloses it.
Portabello reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Portabello reflects far more light (LRV 21 vs 7), opening up a space where Sea Mariner encloses it.
Starry Night reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 21), opening up a space where Portabello encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 42 vs 21, Perfect Greige is decisively the brighter choice.
Morris Room Grey reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 21), opening up a space where Portabello encloses it.
Curio Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cocoa Whip reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (27 vs 21) makes Sycamore Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Portabello reflects far more light (LRV 21 vs 7), opening up a space where Van Dyke Brown encloses it.
At LRV 21 vs 7, Portabello is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 21 vs 8, Portabello is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (21 vs 9) makes Portabello the marginally brighter of the two.
Portabello reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
This warm, brown invites guests in and makes them feel at home. Don’t be afraid to pair this hue with soft, yellow neutrals like Softer Tan.