Match Soft Sage
Sherwin-Williams Soft Sage is a mid-tone shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 50. 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 50 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 51 and 50, 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 51 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (50 vs 46) makes Soft Sage the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (54 vs 50) makes Clay Figurine the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pearl Colour - Dark reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Soft Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Soft Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.