Match El Caramelo
Sherwin-Williams El Caramelo is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 18. 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 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 18 and 15, 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 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 18 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Spiced Honey reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
El Caramelo reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (25 vs 18) makes RAL 320-2 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (18 vs 11) makes El Caramelo the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 10-point LRV gap (28 vs 18) makes Curry the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (18 vs 13) makes El Caramelo the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 18 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 15.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.