Match Laughing Orange
Sherwin-Williams Laughing 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Sunny Side Up reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 42 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Laughing Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Sun Drops reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Sunflower Symphony 4 reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 42), opening up a space where Laughing Orange encloses it. At ΔE 16.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 56 vs 42, Fall Gold is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 16.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 19.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 42 vs 19, Laughing Orange is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 32.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 57 vs 42, Babouche is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 35.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Laughing Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 44.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 9-point LRV gap (42 vs 33) makes Laughing Orange the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 45.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.