Match Paper Lantern
Sherwin-Williams Paper Lantern is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 76. 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 76 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 76 and 76, 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 78 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (80 vs 76) makes RAL 140-5 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Paper Lantern reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Paper Lantern reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (82 vs 76) makes New White the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Paper Lantern the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (76 vs 71) makes Paper Lantern the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Paper Lantern reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (76 vs 70) makes Paper Lantern the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.