Match Romaine
Sherwin-Williams Romaine is a light-reflective shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 60. 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.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 60 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (60 vs 56) makes Romaine the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 62 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Romaine reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (60 vs 51) makes Romaine the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Romaine reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.