Match Tangerine
Sherwin-Williams Tangerine is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 50. 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 51 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Vivid Beauty reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Tangerine reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Tangerine reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 31), opening up a space where Pinch of Clove encloses it. At ΔE 14.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Tangerine reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 14.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 50 vs 37, Tangerine is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 14.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
