Match Balmy
Sherwin-Williams Balmy is a light-reflective shade, cool in character with an LRV of 66. 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 66 vs 66), 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 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Atmosphere is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Balmy reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (71 vs 66) makes S 0515-R80B the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Balmy reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.