Match Auger Shell
Sherwin-Williams Auger Shell is a mid-tone shade, neutral 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.
A 3-point LRV gap (30 vs 27) makes Auger Shell the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 31 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Dusted Heather reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 32 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 32 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 30 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (35 vs 30) makes Healing Lavender the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Auger Shell reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 30 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (30 vs 27) makes Auger Shell the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Auger Shell reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 30 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.