Match Stirring Orange
Sherwin-Williams Stirring Orange is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 51. 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.
Stirring Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (51 vs 48) makes Stirring Orange the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (56 vs 51) makes Marmalade the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 12-point LRV gap (63 vs 51) makes Gold's Great Touch the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 51 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 51 vs 38, Stirring Orange is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 9.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Stirring Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (51 vs 43) makes Stirring Orange the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 51 vs 37, Stirring Orange is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 14.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 9-point LRV gap (51 vs 42) makes Stirring Orange the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 51 vs 37, Stirring Orange is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 21.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Stirring Orange reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 22.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Stirring Orange reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 31), opening up a space where Pinch of Clove encloses it. At ΔE 22.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.