Match Center Stage
Sherwin-Williams Center Stage is a mid-tone shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 48. 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.
Center Stage reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (48 vs 42) makes Center Stage the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (48 vs 43) makes Center Stage the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Center Stage reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Slap Happy reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (54 vs 48) makes Pale Lime the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 20.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Lemon Punch reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 48), opening up a space where Center Stage encloses it. At ΔE 23.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 11-point LRV gap (48 vs 38) makes Center Stage the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 29.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Citron reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 48), opening up a space where Center Stage encloses it. At ΔE 29.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Center Stage reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 20), opening up a space where Fickle Pickle encloses it. At ΔE 35.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 9-point LRV gap (57 vs 48) makes Babouche the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 35.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 48 vs 35, Center Stage is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 51.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 48 vs 33, Center Stage is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 57.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.