Match Ginger Root
Sherwin-Williams Ginger Root is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 50. 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 50 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 50 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Ginger Root reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 50 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (54 vs 50) makes Angora the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 50 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (56 vs 50) makes Alpaca Mittens the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Sandstone reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 53 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (57 vs 50) makes RAL 210-1 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (58 vs 50) makes Ivory the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.