Match Bagel
Sherwin-Williams Bagel is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 50. 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 50 and 49, 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 50 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Bagel reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Sunbaked Terracotta reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 50 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 65 vs 50, Cinnamon Foam is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 8.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
S 2005-Y40R reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.