Match A La Mode
Sherwin-Williams A La Mode is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 85. 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 86 vs 85), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A La Mode reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 81), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 85 and 85, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 85 and 83, 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 85 vs 85), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Cleanroom white reads slightly lighter (LRV 89 vs 85), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A La Mode reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 70), opening up a space where Gentle Lamb encloses it. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.