Match Irish Cream
Sherwin-Williams Irish Cream is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 66. 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 66 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (66 vs 62) makes Irish Cream the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (69 vs 66) makes Ivory the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, 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 66 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (66 vs 62) makes Irish Cream the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 6-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes Irish Cream the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (70 vs 66) makes Gentle Lamb the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
S 1005-Y60R reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.