Match Aquatint
Sherwin-Williams Aquatint is a light-reflective shade, cool in character with an LRV of 73. 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 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 75 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 73 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 73 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (73 vs 69) makes Aquatint the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Aquatint reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 58), opening up a space where Teresa's Green encloses it. At ΔE 13.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Aquatint reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 59), opening up a space where Papyrus white encloses it. At ΔE 16.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Aquatint reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 53), opening up a space where S 2005-G10Y encloses it. At ΔE 17.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.