Match Soft Brown

Jotun Soft Brown is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 19. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Soft Brown
Jotun
Soft Brown
12291#89755fLRV 19Warm

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.

Buckhorn
Soft Brown
Soft Brown
Buckhorn vs Soft Brown
Benjamin Moore
Buckhorn
987 · LRV 18
Jotun
Soft Brown
12291 · LRV 19

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Soft Brown
Soft Brown
Rain Barrel
Soft Brown vs Rain Barrel
Jotun
Soft Brown
12291 · LRV 19
PPG
Rain Barrel
PPG1097-6 · LRV 19

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Soft Brown
Soft Brown
Thatch Brown
Soft Brown vs Thatch Brown
Jotun
Soft Brown
12291 · LRV 19
Sherwin-Williams
Thatch Brown
6145 · LRV 17

With LRVs of 19 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.8Subtle
Whiskey Barrel
Soft Brown
Soft Brown
Whiskey Barrel vs Soft Brown
Behr
Whiskey Barrel
N230-6 · LRV 18
Jotun
Soft Brown
12291 · LRV 19

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.3Noticeable
Dusty Path
Dusty Path
Soft Brown
Soft Brown
Dusty Path vs Soft Brown
Cloverdale Paint
Dusty Path
0191 · LRV 22
Jotun
Soft Brown
12291 · LRV 19

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.4Noticeable
Broccoli Brown
Soft Brown
Broccoli Brown
Soft Brown
Farrow & Ball
Broccoli Brown
198 · LRV 18
Jotun
Soft Brown
12291 · LRV 19

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
Soft Brown
Soft Brown
Olive grey
Olive grey
Soft Brown vs Olive grey
Jotun
Soft Brown
12291 · LRV 19
RAL ClassicClassic
Olive grey
RAL 7002 · LRV 22

Olive grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.0Noticeable
Soft Brown
Soft Brown
RAL 770-4
RAL 770-4
Soft Brown vs RAL 770-4
Jotun
Soft Brown
12291 · LRV 19
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 770-4
RAL 770-4 · LRV 20

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.0Noticeable
Organic Red
Soft Brown
Organic Red
Soft Brown
Jotun
Organic Red
20120 · LRV 22
Jotun
Soft Brown
12291 · LRV 19

Organic Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.1Noticeable
Soft Brown
Soft Brown
Silt
Silt
Soft Brown vs Silt
Jotun
Soft Brown
12291 · LRV 19
Little Greene
Silt
40 · LRV 21

With LRVs of 21 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.9Noticeable
Soft Brown
Soft Brown
Conglomerate
Soft Brown vs Conglomerate
Jotun
Soft Brown
12291 · LRV 19
Tikkurila
Conglomerate
S484 · LRV 26

A 7-point LRV gap (26 vs 19) makes Conglomerate the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.9Noticeable
Gooseberry Fool 2
Gooseberry Fool 2
Soft Brown
Soft Brown
Gooseberry Fool 2 vs Soft Brown
Dulux
Gooseberry Fool 2
70YY 26/137 · LRV 26
Jotun
Soft Brown
12291 · LRV 19

Gooseberry Fool 2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.2Noticeable
Soft Brown
Soft Brown
Warm Eucalyptus (US)
Warm Eucalyptus (US)
Soft Brown vs Warm Eucalyptus (US)
Jotun
Soft Brown
12291 · LRV 19
Valspar
Warm Eucalyptus (US)
8004-28F · LRV 21

With LRVs of 21 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.2Distinct
Soft Brown
Soft Brown
S 4010-Y50R
S 4010-Y50R
Soft Brown vs S 4010-Y50R
Jotun
Soft Brown
12291 · LRV 19
NCS
S 4010-Y50R
S 4010-Y50R · LRV 30

A 11-point LRV gap (30 vs 19) makes S 4010-Y50R the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.7Distinct