Match White Sand
Sherwin-Williams White Sand is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 84. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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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 84 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 84 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 84 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 85 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 84 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 86 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (87 vs 84) makes Slaked Lime the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
At LRV 84 vs 70, White Sand is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.