Match Cool Avocado
Sherwin-Williams Cool Avocado 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (46 vs 42) makes Cool Avocado the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Green beige the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 46 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes Churlish Green the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Honey Nut reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Velvet the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.6 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 8.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (50 vs 46) makes Cellini Gold the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes Expance the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Cool Avocado reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 19.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.