Match S 5040-R60B
NCS S 5040-R60B is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 4. 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.
Gentle Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 7 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 7 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 7 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 13.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (10 vs 4) makes Eggplant the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Boudoir Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 8 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (9 vs 4) makes Damson Dream 2 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 17.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 6 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 18.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 6 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 23.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 4 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 27.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 30.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Statement Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 8 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 31.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 40.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.