Match Natural Linen
Sherwin-Williams Natural Linen 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.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 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 1.0 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.
With LRVs of 69 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 66 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (70 vs 66) makes Gentle Lamb the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 66 and 64, 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 64), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Oyster white reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
RAL 120-5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
S 1005-Y60R reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Masquerade - Light reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.