Match Western Reserve
Sherwin-Williams Western Reserve is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 36. 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 37 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 36 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 36 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 36 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
At LRV 51 vs 36, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (40 vs 36) makes Soft Grey the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 36 and 34, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 36 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 36 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 38 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (41 vs 36) makes S 3005-G50Y the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pebble grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.