Match Earl Grey

Sherwin-Williams Earl Grey is a mid-tone shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 32. 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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Earl Grey
Sherwin-Williams
Earl Grey
7660#969A96LRV 32Neutral

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.

Storm Front
Storm Front
Earl Grey
Earl Grey
Storm Front vs Earl Grey
Cloverdale Paint
Storm Front
EX215 · LRV 33
Sherwin-Williams
Earl Grey
7660 · LRV 32

With LRVs of 33 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.3Subtle
Shark Fin
Shark Fin
Earl Grey
Earl Grey
Shark Fin vs Earl Grey
Behr
Shark Fin
PPU24-19 · LRV 31
Sherwin-Williams
Earl Grey
7660 · LRV 32

With LRVs of 32 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Playing Possum
Playing Possum
Earl Grey
Earl Grey
Playing Possum vs Earl Grey
PPG
Playing Possum
PPG0997-5 · LRV 31
Sherwin-Williams
Earl Grey
7660 · LRV 32

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Rainstorm
Earl Grey
Earl Grey
Rainstorm vs Earl Grey
Benjamin Moore
Rainstorm
CSP-50 · LRV 30
Sherwin-Williams
Earl Grey
7660 · LRV 32

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Earl Grey
Earl Grey
Tin Lizzie
Tin Lizzie
Earl Grey vs Tin Lizzie
Sherwin-Williams
Earl Grey
7660 · LRV 32
Sherwin-Williams
Tin Lizzie
9163 · LRV 30

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Earl Grey
Earl Grey
Made in the Shade
Made in the Shade
Earl Grey vs Made in the Shade
Sherwin-Williams
Earl Grey
7660 · LRV 32
Valspar
Made in the Shade
V116-2 · LRV 33

With LRVs of 33 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6Subtle
Signal grey
Signal grey
Earl Grey
Earl Grey
Signal grey vs Earl Grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Signal grey
RAL 7004 · LRV 35
Sherwin-Williams
Earl Grey
7660 · LRV 32

With LRVs of 35 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6Subtle
Night Jewels 4
Earl Grey
Earl Grey
Night Jewels 4 vs Earl Grey
Dulux
Night Jewels 4
00NN 37/000 · LRV 37
Sherwin-Williams
Earl Grey
7660 · LRV 32

Night Jewels 4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Silver Tone
Silver Tone
Earl Grey
Earl Grey
Silver Tone vs Earl Grey
Jotun
Silver Tone
8094 · LRV 33
Sherwin-Williams
Earl Grey
7660 · LRV 32

With LRVs of 33 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.8Subtle
Earl Grey
Earl Grey
V444
Earl Grey vs V444
Sherwin-Williams
Earl Grey
7660 · LRV 32
Tikkurila
V444
V444 · LRV 31

With LRVs of 32 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.0Subtle
RAL 860-4
RAL 860-4
Earl Grey
Earl Grey
RAL 860-4 vs Earl Grey
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 860-4
RAL 860-4 · LRV 33
Sherwin-Williams
Earl Grey
7660 · LRV 32

With LRVs of 33 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
Urbane Grey
Urbane Grey
Earl Grey
Earl Grey
Urbane Grey vs Earl Grey
Little Greene
Urbane Grey
225 · LRV 35
Sherwin-Williams
Earl Grey
7660 · LRV 32

Urbane Grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.4Noticeable
Manor House Gray
Manor House Gray
Earl Grey
Earl Grey
Manor House Gray vs Earl Grey
Farrow & Ball
Manor House Gray
265 · LRV 36
Sherwin-Williams
Earl Grey
7660 · LRV 32

Manor House Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
S 3502-B
S 3502-B
Earl Grey
Earl Grey
S 3502-B vs Earl Grey
NCS
S 3502-B
S 3502-B · LRV 35
Sherwin-Williams
Earl Grey
7660 · LRV 32

A 3-point LRV gap (35 vs 32) makes S 3502-B the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.9Noticeable