Match Dakota Wheat
Sherwin-Williams Dakota Wheat is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 54. 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 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Dakota Wheat reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Dakota Wheat reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Dakota Wheat reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (63 vs 54) makes Golden Ivory the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (54 vs 47) makes Dakota Wheat the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (54 vs 48) makes Dakota Wheat the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Hay reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Dakota Wheat reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Cinnamon Foam reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 54 vs 33, Dakota Wheat is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 17.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.