Match Whole Wheat
Sherwin-Williams Whole Wheat is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 48. 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.
Palmetto Bluff reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 51 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 48 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (48 vs 44) makes Whole Wheat the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (48 vs 44) makes Whole Wheat the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (55 vs 48) makes Cord the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 48 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 48 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 49 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (58 vs 48) makes Ivory the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
S 2005-Y40R reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.