Match Knockout Orange
Sherwin-Williams Knockout Orange is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 28. 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 3-point LRV gap (31 vs 28) makes Lava Lamp the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 28 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 29 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 30 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Knockout Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (28 vs 21) makes Knockout Orange the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Knockout Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Pinch of Clove reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 23.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 9-point LRV gap (37 vs 28) makes Bella the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 25.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Flamingo reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 26.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
S 3030-Y30R reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 31.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.