Match Dovetail

Sherwin-Williams Dovetail is a mid-tone shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 26. 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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Dovetail
Sherwin-Williams
Dovetail
7018#908A83LRV 26Neutral

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.

Castle Gate
Dovetail
Dovetail
Castle Gate vs Dovetail
Benjamin Moore
Castle Gate
CSP-75 · LRV 26
Sherwin-Williams
Dovetail
7018 · LRV 26

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.3Subtle
RAL 850-4
RAL 850-4
Dovetail
Dovetail
RAL 850-4 vs Dovetail
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 850-4
RAL 850-4 · LRV 27
Sherwin-Williams
Dovetail
7018 · LRV 26

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Alloy
Alloy
Dovetail
Dovetail
Alloy vs Dovetail
Sherwin-Williams
Alloy
9569 · LRV 25
Sherwin-Williams
Dovetail
7018 · LRV 26

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Creek Bend
Creek Bend
Dovetail
Dovetail
Creek Bend vs Dovetail
Behr
Creek Bend
790F-4 · LRV 27
Sherwin-Williams
Dovetail
7018 · LRV 26

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Greystoke
Greystoke
Dovetail
Dovetail
Greystoke vs Dovetail
Cloverdale Paint
Greystoke
0575 · LRV 26
Sherwin-Williams
Dovetail
7018 · LRV 26

With LRVs of 26 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Discrete
Discrete
Dovetail
Dovetail
Discrete vs Dovetail
Jotun
Discrete
10429 · LRV 24
Sherwin-Williams
Dovetail
7018 · LRV 26

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.7Subtle
Stone grey
Stone grey
Dovetail
Dovetail
Stone grey vs Dovetail
RAL ClassicClassic
Stone grey
RAL 7030 · LRV 29
Sherwin-Williams
Dovetail
7018 · LRV 26

Stone grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Dovetail
Dovetail
Tabby Cat Gray
Tabby Cat Gray
Dovetail vs Tabby Cat Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Dovetail
7018 · LRV 26
Valspar
Tabby Cat Gray
8005-1D · LRV 28

With LRVs of 28 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Mole's Breath
Mole's Breath
Dovetail
Dovetail
Mole's Breath vs Dovetail
Farrow & Ball
Mole's Breath
276 · LRV 24
Sherwin-Williams
Dovetail
7018 · LRV 26

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.0Subtle
So Sublime
So Sublime
Dovetail
Dovetail
So Sublime vs Dovetail
PPG
So Sublime
PPG1006-5 · LRV 24
Sherwin-Williams
Dovetail
7018 · LRV 26

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
Baluster
Baluster
Dovetail
Dovetail
Baluster vs Dovetail
Little Greene
Baluster
321 · LRV 23
Sherwin-Williams
Dovetail
7018 · LRV 26

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
S 4500-N
S 4500-N
Dovetail
Dovetail
S 4500-N vs Dovetail
NCS
S 4500-N
S 4500-N · LRV 27
Sherwin-Williams
Dovetail
7018 · LRV 26

With LRVs of 27 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
Dovetail
Dovetail
Vulcanite
Dovetail vs Vulcanite
Sherwin-Williams
Dovetail
7018 · LRV 26
Tikkurila
Vulcanite
S486 · LRV 29

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.1Noticeable
Urban Walk
Urban Walk
Dovetail
Dovetail
Urban Walk vs Dovetail
Dulux
Urban Walk
40YY 25/074 · LRV 25
Sherwin-Williams
Dovetail
7018 · LRV 26

With LRVs of 26 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.5Noticeable