Match Avocado

Sherwin-Williams Avocado is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 20. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Avocado
Sherwin-Williams
Avocado
2861#857C5DLRV 20Warm

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.

Avocado
Avocado
Olive Grove
Olive Grove
Avocado vs Olive Grove
Sherwin-Williams
Avocado
2861 · LRV 20
Sherwin-Williams
Olive Grove
7734 · LRV 20

With LRVs of 20 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.0Imperceptible
Smoke Bush
Avocado
Avocado
Smoke Bush vs Avocado
Benjamin Moore
Smoke Bush
1519 · LRV 21
Sherwin-Williams
Avocado
2861 · LRV 20

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.0Subtle
Dibber
Dibber
Avocado
Avocado
Dibber vs Avocado
Farrow & Ball
Dibber
312 · LRV 18
Sherwin-Williams
Avocado
2861 · LRV 20

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6Subtle
Chocolate Velvet
Chocolate Velvet
Avocado
Avocado
Chocolate Velvet vs Avocado
Cloverdale Paint
Chocolate Velvet
0367 · LRV 20
Sherwin-Williams
Avocado
2861 · LRV 20

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.0Subtle
Bronze Statue
Bronze Statue
Avocado
Avocado
Bronze Statue vs Avocado
PPG
Bronze Statue
PPG1026-6 · LRV 22
Sherwin-Williams
Avocado
2861 · LRV 20

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.0Noticeable
Reed green
Reed green
Avocado
Avocado
Reed green vs Avocado
RAL ClassicClassic
Reed green
RAL 6013 · LRV 20
Sherwin-Williams
Avocado
2861 · LRV 20

With LRVs of 20 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.3Noticeable
RAL 770-3
RAL 770-3
Avocado
Avocado
RAL 770-3 vs Avocado
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 770-3
RAL 770-3 · LRV 17
Sherwin-Williams
Avocado
2861 · LRV 20

With LRVs of 20 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.1Noticeable
Natural Green
Natural Green
Avocado
Avocado
Natural Green vs Avocado
Jotun
Natural Green
8575 · LRV 18
Sherwin-Williams
Avocado
2861 · LRV 20

With LRVs of 20 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.9Noticeable
Gooseberry Fool 2
Gooseberry Fool 2
Avocado
Avocado
Gooseberry Fool 2 vs Avocado
Dulux
Gooseberry Fool 2
70YY 26/137 · LRV 26
Sherwin-Williams
Avocado
2861 · LRV 20

Gooseberry Fool 2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.3Noticeable
Avocado
Avocado
Sepal
Avocado vs Sepal
Sherwin-Williams
Avocado
2861 · LRV 20
Tikkurila
Sepal
L447 · LRV 22

With LRVs of 22 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.0Noticeable
Silt
Silt
Avocado
Avocado
Silt vs Avocado
Little Greene
Silt
40 · LRV 21
Sherwin-Williams
Avocado
2861 · LRV 20

With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.6Noticeable
Secret Meadow
Secret Meadow
Avocado
Avocado
Secret Meadow vs Avocado
Behr
Secret Meadow
S360-6 · LRV 16
Sherwin-Williams
Avocado
2861 · LRV 20

Avocado reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.6Noticeable
Avocado
Avocado
Warm Eucalyptus (US)
Warm Eucalyptus (US)
Avocado vs Warm Eucalyptus (US)
Sherwin-Williams
Avocado
2861 · LRV 20
Valspar
Warm Eucalyptus (US)
8004-28F · LRV 21

With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.7Distinct
S 4010-G50Y
Avocado
Avocado
S 4010-G50Y vs Avocado
NCS
S 4010-G50Y
S 4010-G50Y · LRV 29
Sherwin-Williams
Avocado
2861 · LRV 20

S 4010-G50Y reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.7Distinct