Match Black Swan
Sherwin-Williams Black Swan is a deep, low-reflectance shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 4. 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 4 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 6 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 5 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 4 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 5 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (8 vs 4) makes Anthracite grey the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Decadent Damson reads slightly lighter (LRV 7 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 4 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 4 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 5 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Blackened Black reads slightly lighter (LRV 7 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.