Match August Moon
Sherwin-Williams August Moon is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 60. 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 60 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, 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 60 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (60 vs 57) makes August Moon the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
August Moon reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
County Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (60 vs 57) makes August Moon the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (65 vs 60) makes Cinnamon Foam the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Stone-Pale-Warm reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (60 vs 57) makes August Moon the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes August Moon the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes August Moon the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
August Moon reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.