Match Blonde
Sherwin-Williams Blonde is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 54. 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.
Corn Chowder reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Blonde reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 9-point LRV gap (63 vs 54) makes Golden Ivory the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Cinnamon Foam reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 15.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.