Match Independent Gold
Sherwin-Williams Independent Gold is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 50. 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 50 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 53 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (50 vs 47) makes Independent Gold the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 53 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (58 vs 50) makes Hay the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Independent Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 50 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Independent Gold reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 18.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.