Match Sugared Almond
Farrow & Ball Sugared Almond is a light-reflective shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 56. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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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 56 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 56 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Shy Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (56 vs 53) makes Sugared Almond the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.1 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 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 58 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (56 vs 49) makes Sugared Almond the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (61 vs 56) makes Dusty Lilac the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (62 vs 56) makes Pocketful of Promise the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Sugared Almond reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 59 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 70 vs 56, S 1005-R50B is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 10.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.