Match Cajun Red
Sherwin-Williams Cajun Red is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 10. 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 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Copper brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (13 vs 10) makes Clay Court the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 10 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Terrakotta reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (15 vs 10) makes Nouveau Copper the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Statement Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (14 vs 10) makes Roasted Red the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Cajun Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 10 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 16.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.