Match Bee
Sherwin-Williams Bee is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 55. 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.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Sunny Mood reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Bee reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Bee reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Smiley Face reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Bee reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 42), opening up a space where Yellow-Pink encloses it. At ΔE 10.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Bee reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 55 vs 33, Bee is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 30.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.