Match Ancestral Gold
Sherwin-Williams Ancestral Gold is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 62. 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 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (65 vs 62) makes Howdy Neighbor the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 62 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Ancestral Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Ancestral Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (66 vs 62) makes County Cream the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Ancestral Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Ancestral Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 62 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 62 vs 49, Ancestral Gold is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (62 vs 55) makes Ancestral Gold the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.