Match Amber Wave
Sherwin-Williams Amber Wave is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 30. 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 32 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 30 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (34 vs 30) makes Serape the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Amber Wave reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Mandarin reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pastel yellow reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 30), opening up a space where Amber Wave encloses it. At ΔE 9.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 30 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (30 vs 22) makes Amber Wave the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 31 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 15.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Honey Drizzle 2 reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 30), opening up a space where Amber Wave encloses it. At ΔE 17.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 7-point LRV gap (37 vs 30) makes Bella the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 31 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 18.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 7-point LRV gap (37 vs 30) makes India Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 33 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 19.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.