Match Honied White
Sherwin-Williams Honied White is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 86. 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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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.
With LRVs of 87 and 86, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 86 vs 86), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 86 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 87 and 86, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 86 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 86 and 85, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 86 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 86 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 89 and 86, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Honied White reads slightly lighter (LRV 86 vs 82), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 86 and 86, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Honied White reads slightly lighter (LRV 86 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 87 and 86, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Honied White reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 70), opening up a space where Gentle Lamb encloses it. At ΔE 7.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.