Match Cherry Tomato
Sherwin-Williams Cherry Tomato is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 12. 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 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 12) makes Party Time the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pepper Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 12 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Blazer reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Inferno reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 18.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 3-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes Statement Red the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 21.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Cherry Tomato the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 24.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 26.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Cherry Tomato the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 27.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.