Match Temperate Taupe
Sherwin-Williams Temperate Taupe is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 45. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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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 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (45 vs 42) makes Temperate Taupe the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Temperate Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (53 vs 45) makes S 2502-Y50R the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.