Match Parakeet
Sherwin-Williams Parakeet is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 41. 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.
A 6-point LRV gap (47 vs 41) makes Secret Safari the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Lime Rickey reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (41 vs 30) makes Parakeet the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 41 vs 26, Parakeet is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 14.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 41 vs 29, Parakeet is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 18.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Sand yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Parakeet reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 28.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.