Match Felted Wool

Sherwin-Williams Felted Wool is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 28. 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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Felted Wool
Sherwin-Williams
Felted Wool
9171#979083LRV 28Warm

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.

Felted Wool
Lead Colour vs Felted Wool
Lead Colour
Felted Wool
Little Greene
Lead Colour
117 · LRV 28
Sherwin-Williams
Felted Wool
9171 · LRV 28

With LRVs of 28 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.0Imperceptible
Felted Wool
Winter Feather vs Felted Wool
Winter Feather
Felted Wool
PPG
Winter Feather
PPG14-06 · LRV 26
Sherwin-Williams
Felted Wool
9171 · LRV 28

With LRVs of 28 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.1Subtle
Spinning Clay
Felted Wool
Spinning Clay vs Felted Wool
Spinning Clay
Felted Wool
Cloverdale Paint
Spinning Clay
EX044 · LRV 28
Sherwin-Williams
Felted Wool
9171 · LRV 28

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2Subtle
Felted Wool
Felted Wool vs Studio Clay
Felted Wool
Studio Clay
Sherwin-Williams
Felted Wool
9171 · LRV 28
Sherwin-Williams
Studio Clay
9172 · LRV 27

With LRVs of 28 and 27, 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
Felted Wool
Felted Wool vs Vulcanite
Felted Wool
Vulcanite
Sherwin-Williams
Felted Wool
9171 · LRV 28
Tikkurila
Vulcanite
S486 · LRV 29

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), 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
Shade
Felted Wool
Shade vs Felted Wool
Shade
Felted Wool
Jotun
Shade
11130 · LRV 30
Sherwin-Williams
Felted Wool
9171 · LRV 28

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 28), 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
Cathedral Gray
Felted Wool
Cathedral Gray vs Felted Wool
Cathedral Gray
Felted Wool
Benjamin Moore
Cathedral Gray
CSP-205 · LRV 26
Sherwin-Williams
Felted Wool
9171 · LRV 28

With LRVs of 28 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
Stone grey
Felted Wool
Stone grey vs Felted Wool
Stone grey
Felted Wool
RAL ClassicClassic
Stone grey
RAL 7030 · LRV 29
Sherwin-Williams
Felted Wool
9171 · LRV 28

With LRVs of 29 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Art District
Felted Wool
Art District vs Felted Wool
Art District
Felted Wool
Behr
Art District
MQ2-57 · LRV 26
Sherwin-Williams
Felted Wool
9171 · LRV 28

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
Flint Arrow
Felted Wool
Flint Arrow vs Felted Wool
Flint Arrow
Felted Wool
Dulux
Flint Arrow
91YY 31/059 · LRV 31
Sherwin-Williams
Felted Wool
9171 · LRV 28

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.1Noticeable
Charleston Gray
Felted Wool
Charleston Gray vs Felted Wool
Charleston Gray
Felted Wool
Farrow & Ball
Charleston Gray
243 · LRV 30
Sherwin-Williams
Felted Wool
9171 · LRV 28

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.1Noticeable
RAL 850-4
Felted Wool
RAL 850-4 vs Felted Wool
RAL 850-4
Felted Wool
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 850-4
RAL 850-4 · LRV 27
Sherwin-Williams
Felted Wool
9171 · LRV 28

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.3Noticeable
Felted Wool
Thames Fog
Felted Wool vs Thames Fog
Felted Wool
Thames Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Felted Wool
9171 · LRV 28
Valspar
Thames Fog
V144-5 · LRV 27

With LRVs of 28 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.3Noticeable
Felted Wool
S 4010-G50Y vs Felted Wool
S 4010-G50Y
Felted Wool
NCS
S 4010-G50Y
S 4010-G50Y · LRV 29
Sherwin-Williams
Felted Wool
9171 · LRV 28

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.3Noticeable