Match Aloe
Sherwin-Williams Aloe is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 55. 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 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Aloe the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (55 vs 47) makes Aloe the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (55 vs 46) makes Aloe the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Papyrus white reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.