Match Rice Paddy
Sherwin-Williams Rice Paddy is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 66. 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.
Island Embrace reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 66), 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 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (66 vs 62) makes Rice Paddy the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 69 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Rice Paddy reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Rice Paddy reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (66 vs 62) makes Rice Paddy the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Golden Pastel reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes Timid Absinthe the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Rice Paddy the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.