Match Sand Dune
Sherwin-Williams Sand Dune is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 46. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Grey Mauve reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Nutmeg Cluster 3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 46), 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 5-point LRV gap (46 vs 41) makes Sand Dune the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (56 vs 46) makes Alpaca Mittens the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.