Match Inventive Orange
Sherwin-Williams Inventive Orange is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 42. 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 8-point LRV gap (50 vs 42) makes Fandango Fun the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (42 vs 39) makes Inventive Orange the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 42 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (48 vs 42) makes Pumpkin Hue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 45 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (42 vs 37) makes Inventive Orange the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 45 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Inventive Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (42 vs 34) makes Inventive Orange the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Inventive Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Inventive Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 44 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 42 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 15.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (42 vs 36) makes Inventive Orange the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.