Match Ambitious Amber
Sherwin-Williams Ambitious Amber is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 63. 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.
With LRVs of 63 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (67 vs 63) makes Honey Blush the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (67 vs 63) makes Sunday Afternoon the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 63 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
RAL 140-2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Dorset Cream the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (63 vs 58) makes Ambitious Amber the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Ambitious Amber the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Stone-Pale-Warm reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 65 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Ambitious Amber reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 21.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.