Match Spare White
Sherwin-Williams Spare White is a light-reflective shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 77. 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 77 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Spare White reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 78 and 77, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 78 and 77, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
S 1002-Y20R reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Spare White reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.