Comparison

Carved Wood vs Portabello

Dunn-Edwards DE6125 and Sherwin-Williams SW 6102 — the same color, ΔE 0.46

Dunn-Edwards Carved Wood DE6125 on a wall, hex #937A62
Carved Wood Dunn-Edwards DE6125
Sherwin-Williams Portabello SW 6102 on a wall, hex #947A62
Portabello Sherwin-Williams SW 6102
Zeytin’s verdict · ΔE 0.46Same color. Buy the cheaper one.

Dunn-Edwards Carved Wood (DE6125) and Sherwin-Williams Portabello (SW 6102) are the same to within a rounding error color. Both measure LRV 21.0 at chroma 17.8, with a delta-E of 0.46 between them - far below what an eye can see even on a large wall in daylight. Nothing here should decide the purchase: buy on price, on which store is nearer, or on which line has the finish you want. Neither is the better version of the other.

Is Dunn-Edwards Carved Wood the same color as Sherwin-Williams Portabello?

Yes, by measurement - Dunn-Edwards Carved Wood and Sherwin-Williams Portabello are only delta-E 0.46 apart, which is below what the human eye can reliably tell apart.

What is the delta-E between Dunn-Edwards Carved Wood and Sherwin-Williams Portabello?

The measured color distance between Dunn-Edwards Carved Wood and Sherwin-Williams Portabello is delta-E 0.46.

CLOSEST PAIRΔE 0.46 Carved Wood and Portabello
LIGHTESTPortabello LRV 21.1
DARKESTCarved Wood LRV 21.0
SPREAD0.1LRV points

Side by side

measured values
Carved Wood Portabello
Brand Dunn-Edwards Sherwin-Williams
Code DE6125 SW 6102
Hex #937A62 #947A62
Light reflectance 21.0 21.1
Undertone orange orange
Chroma 17.8 18.1
Hue angle 70.3° 69.2°
Color family tan tan

Each on its own

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