Match Peppery
Sherwin-Williams Peppery is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 17. 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 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Salmon pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 17 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Peppery reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Peppery reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Pinch of Clove reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 17), opening up a space where Peppery encloses it. At ΔE 21.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.