Match Balanced Beige
Sherwin-Williams Balanced Beige is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 46. 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 46 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
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 5-point LRV gap (46 vs 41) makes Balanced Beige the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 46 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Balanced Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.