Match Timber Beam
Sherwin-Williams Timber Beam is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 13. 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 13 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
At LRV 28 vs 13, Pearl gold is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 15 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (17 vs 13) makes Affogato the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (18 vs 13) makes Whiskey Barrel the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 13) makes Dibber the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 13 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
RAL 770-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 26 vs 13, Spiced Honey is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 14.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.