Match Classic Ivory
Sherwin-Williams Classic Ivory is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 76. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 76 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 6-point LRV gap (76 vs 70) makes Classic Ivory the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 78 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
RAL 140-5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 78 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 78 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Classic Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 76 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Classic Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (76 vs 70) makes Classic Ivory the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Classic Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.