Match Papaya
Sherwin-Williams Papaya is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 55. 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 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Papaya the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Papaya the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 9-point LRV gap (55 vs 46) makes Papaya the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Papaya the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Papaya reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Papaya the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Papaya the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 55 vs 38, Papaya is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 13.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 55 vs 33, Papaya is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 16.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Cinnamon Foam reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.