Match Blushing
Sherwin-Williams Blushing is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 68. 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 69 vs 68), 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 68 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.


Blushing reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.



Pink Ground reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.



A 9-point LRV gap (77 vs 68) makes Bongo Jazz 5 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



Blushing reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 56), opening up a space where Alpaca Mittens encloses it. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



With LRVs of 71 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.









