Match Kumquat
Sherwin-Williams Kumquat is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 41. 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.
With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (41 vs 33) makes Kumquat the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Florida Sunrise reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Fandango Fun reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Kumquat reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Kumquat reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes Kumquat the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 43 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 13.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Kumquat reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 9-point LRV gap (41 vs 33) makes Kumquat the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Kumquat reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 18.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.