Match Deer Valley
Sherwin-Williams Deer Valley is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 40. 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 40 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 40 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 42 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 40 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 41 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (40 vs 37) makes Deer Valley the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (47 vs 40) makes RAL 780-4 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 53 vs 40, Sunbaked Terracotta is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 7.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Faded Terracotta reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 40), opening up a space where Deer Valley encloses it. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (48 vs 40) makes Beige the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (48 vs 40) makes Lute the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 11-point LRV gap (40 vs 29) makes Deer Valley the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Deer Valley reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.