Match Energetic Orange
Sherwin-Williams Energetic Orange is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 22. 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.
A 3-point LRV gap (22 vs 19) makes Energetic Orange the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 23 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Starfish reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (26 vs 22) makes Orange Aurora the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 23 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Flamingo reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 22), opening up a space where Energetic Orange encloses it. At ΔE 26.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Energetic Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 28.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Pinch of Clove reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 28.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Energetic Orange reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 7), opening up a space where S 5040-Y80R encloses it. At ΔE 35.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.