Match Lemon Drop
Sherwin-Williams Lemon Drop is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 87. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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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 89 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 87 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Lemon Drop reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (87 vs 84) makes Lemon Drop the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 85), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Lemon Drop reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 87 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 89 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Lemon Drop reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Lemon Drop reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 82), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 87 and 86, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 87 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Lemon Drop reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 70), opening up a space where Gentle Lamb encloses it. At ΔE 8.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.