Match Sedate Gray
Sherwin-Williams Sedate Gray is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 61. 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 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 61 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 62 and 61, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 61 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Sedate Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
S 1502-Y reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Egyptian Cotton the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (65 vs 61) makes Warm Putty the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (65 vs 61) makes Piazza the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 6-point LRV gap (67 vs 61) makes Grey white the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 840-2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.