Match Alexandrite
Sherwin-Williams Alexandrite is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 22. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 23 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (22 vs 19) makes Alexandrite the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Alexandrite reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Grandview reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (27 vs 22) makes Spring Forest the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (22 vs 17) makes Alexandrite the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 22 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (22 vs 17) makes Alexandrite the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 11-point LRV gap (33 vs 22) makes Aquamarine - Deep the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 22 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
S 4010-G10Y reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Tidepool Wonder reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.