Match Artistic Taupe
Sherwin-Williams Artistic Taupe is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 46. 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.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 46 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 46 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 46 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
X478 reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 46 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
S 2002-Y50R reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 46 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.