Match Steady Brown
Sherwin-Williams Steady Brown is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 16. 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.
With LRVs of 16 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 16 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 12-point LRV gap (28 vs 16) makes Pearl gold the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 13) makes Steady Brown the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 13) makes Steady Brown the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Steady Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (26 vs 16) makes Spiced Honey the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Steady Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Etruscan reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.