Match Blue Plate
Sherwin-Williams Blue Plate is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 17. 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.
Blue Plate reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 17 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Blue Plate reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (24 vs 17) makes Tivoli the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 8-point LRV gap (25 vs 17) makes Cook's Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 9-point LRV gap (17 vs 8) makes Blue Plate the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 23.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 24.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 26.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.