Match Doeskin
Sherwin-Williams Doeskin is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 47. 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 47 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 49 and 47, 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 48 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 49 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
S 2005-Y40R reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Doeskin reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.