Match After the Storm
Sherwin-Williams After the Storm is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 3. 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 4 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 4 vs 3), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Black grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 6 vs 3), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (6 vs 3) makes After Midnight the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 4 vs 3), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 3 vs 3), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 28 vs 3, Evening in Paris is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 3), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 3 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 5 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 5 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 6 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 3), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (7 vs 3) makes Blackened Black the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.