Match Aqua-Sphere
Sherwin-Williams Aqua-Sphere is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 41. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
View full Aqua-Sphere color page →
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 41 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 41 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (46 vs 41) makes Blue By You the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 44 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 44 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 41 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (46 vs 41) makes Half Sea Fog the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Bone China Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 41 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Aqua-Sphere reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (46 vs 41) makes Driftwood Blues the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Aqua-Sphere reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.