Match Umber
Sherwin-Williams Umber is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 10. 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 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Pale brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Salon Drab reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
