Match Aloof Gray
Sherwin-Williams Aloof Gray is a light-reflective shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 58. 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 58 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 58 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 58 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Dusted Moss 2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Aloof Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (58 vs 54) makes Aloof Gray the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.