Match Urban Putty
Sherwin-Williams Urban Putty is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 54. 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 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 54 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 56 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 54 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Urban Putty reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 57 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 54 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Sandstone reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 54), 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 56 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 68 vs 54, Light ivory is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 8.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.