Match Oyster Bar
Sherwin-Williams Oyster Bar is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 64. 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.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 61), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.



With LRVs of 64 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.



With LRVs of 65 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.


With LRVs of 64 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.



With LRVs of 65 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.



With LRVs of 64 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.



With LRVs of 64 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.



With LRVs of 64 and 61, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



RAL 120-5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



Oyster white reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


A 7-point LRV gap (64 vs 57) makes Oyster Bar the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



A 6-point LRV gap (70 vs 64) makes Gentle Lamb the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


S 1005-Y60R reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

