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.
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.
Papaya reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
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.
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.
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.