Match Software

Sherwin-Williams Software is a deep, low-reflectance shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 23. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Software
Sherwin-Williams
Software
7074#7F8486LRV 23Neutral

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.

Englewood Cliffs
Englewood Cliffs
Software
Software
Englewood Cliffs vs Software
Benjamin Moore
Englewood Cliffs
1607 · LRV 24
Sherwin-Williams
Software
7074 · LRV 23

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.6Imperceptible
Legendary Gray
Legendary Gray
Software
Software
Legendary Gray vs Software
Behr
Legendary Gray
PPU26-03 · LRV 22
Sherwin-Williams
Software
7074 · LRV 23

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.8Imperceptible
Scattered Showers
Scattered Showers
Software
Software
Scattered Showers vs Software
Sherwin-Williams
Scattered Showers
9559 · LRV 22
Sherwin-Williams
Software
7074 · LRV 23

With LRVs of 23 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.3Subtle
Woodsmoke
Woodsmoke
Software
Software
Woodsmoke vs Software
Cloverdale Paint
Woodsmoke
EX347 · LRV 22
Sherwin-Williams
Software
7074 · LRV 23

With LRVs of 23 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
RAL 820-4
RAL 820-4
Software
Software
RAL 820-4 vs Software
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 820-4
RAL 820-4 · LRV 23
Sherwin-Williams
Software
7074 · LRV 23

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.6Subtle
Matt Silver
Matt Silver
Software
Software
Matt Silver vs Software
Jotun
Matt Silver
4629 · LRV 24
Sherwin-Williams
Software
7074 · LRV 23

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.7Subtle
Telegrey 2
Software
Software
Telegrey 2 vs Software
RAL ClassicClassic
Telegrey 2
RAL 7046 · LRV 25
Sherwin-Williams
Software
7074 · LRV 23

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.7Subtle
Garrison Gray
Garrison Gray
Software
Software
Garrison Gray vs Software
PPG
Garrison Gray
PPG1039-5 · LRV 23
Sherwin-Williams
Software
7074 · LRV 23

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.0Subtle
Urban Obsession
Urban Obsession
Software
Software
Urban Obsession vs Software
Dulux
Urban Obsession
00NN 25/000 · LRV 25
Sherwin-Williams
Software
7074 · LRV 23

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6Subtle
Software
Software
Cloak
Software vs Cloak
Sherwin-Williams
Software
7074 · LRV 23
Tikkurila
Cloak
M499 · LRV 20

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Mid Lead Colour
Mid Lead Colour
Software
Software
Mid Lead Colour vs Software
Little Greene
Mid Lead Colour
114 · LRV 26
Sherwin-Williams
Software
7074 · LRV 23

Mid Lead Colour reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.1Noticeable
Plummet
Plummet
Software
Software
Plummet vs Software
Farrow & Ball
Plummet
272 · LRV 27
Sherwin-Williams
Software
7074 · LRV 23

A 4-point LRV gap (27 vs 23) makes Plummet the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.8Noticeable
S 4500-N
S 4500-N
Software
Software
S 4500-N vs Software
NCS
S 4500-N
S 4500-N · LRV 27
Sherwin-Williams
Software
7074 · LRV 23

A 4-point LRV gap (27 vs 23) makes S 4500-N the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.3Noticeable
Software
Software
Sage Slate
Sage Slate
Software vs Sage Slate
Sherwin-Williams
Software
7074 · LRV 23
Valspar
Sage Slate
V143-5 · LRV 19

Software reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.2Noticeable