Match Red Tomato
Sherwin-Williams Red Tomato is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 14. 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 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Red Tomato reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 15 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (14 vs 10) makes Red Tomato the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 15 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Red Tomato reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Carmine reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 18.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 7-point LRV gap (14 vs 7) makes Red Tomato the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 7-point LRV gap (14 vs 7) makes Red Tomato the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 20.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.