Match Downing Straw
Sherwin-Williams Downing Straw is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 43. 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 43 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Downing Straw reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (48 vs 43) makes Beige the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 43 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 43) makes RAL 780-4 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 5-point LRV gap (43 vs 38) makes Downing Straw the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Antique Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Bath Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (43 vs 37) makes Downing Straw the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Cellini Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
The ΔE 6.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (53 vs 43) makes Honey Nut the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (49 vs 43) makes Botanical Beauty the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 11-point LRV gap (43 vs 33) makes Downing Straw the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.