Match Saffron Strands
Behr Saffron Strands 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.
With LRVs of 36 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Angel Food Cake reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Ceremonial Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 38 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 36 and 34, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 36 and 34, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 37 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (45 vs 36) makes Honey Drizzle 2 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Emperor reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Saffron Strands reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 36 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (36 vs 33) makes Saffron Strands the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 15.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (36 vs 31) makes Saffron Strands the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.