Match Aquarium
Sherwin-Williams Aquarium is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 32. 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.
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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 33 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Javan Dawn 1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (32 vs 23) makes Aquarium the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 35 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Montego Bay reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 12-point LRV gap (44 vs 32) makes Light green the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Aquarium reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 7-point LRV gap (32 vs 26) makes Aquarium the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 19.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Aquarium reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 22.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (32 vs 28) makes Aquarium the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 24.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.