Match Allegory
Sherwin-Williams Allegory is a mid-tone shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 45. 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 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Comfort Grey 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 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Allegory reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
