Match Anemone
Sherwin-Williams Anemone is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 79. 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 79 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 79 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Anemone reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Signal White reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 79), 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 10-point LRV gap (79 vs 69) makes Anemone the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 81 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.