Match Ryegrass
Sherwin-Williams Ryegrass is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 40. 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 41 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (40 vs 36) makes Ryegrass the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Ryegrass reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (47 vs 40) makes Sumptuous Sage the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Churlish Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
The ΔE 9.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Green beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Wild Wonder reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 42 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 53 vs 40, S 2010-G50Y is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 18.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.