Match Bosporus

Sherwin-Williams Bosporus is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 9. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Bosporus
Sherwin-Williams
Bosporus
6503#015D75LRV 9Cool

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.

RAL 680-6
RAL 680-6
Bosporus
Bosporus
RAL 680-6 vs Bosporus
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 680-6
RAL 680-6 · LRV 6
Sherwin-Williams
Bosporus
6503 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.1Subtle
Jamaican Dream
Bosporus
Bosporus
Jamaican Dream vs Bosporus
PPG
Jamaican Dream
PPG1151-7 · LRV 11
Sherwin-Williams
Bosporus
6503 · LRV 9

With LRVs of 11 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Ocean Spray
Ocean Spray
Bosporus
Bosporus
Ocean Spray vs Bosporus
Cloverdale Paint
Ocean Spray
0662 · LRV 9
Sherwin-Williams
Bosporus
6503 · LRV 9

With LRVs of 9 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.5Noticeable
Azure blue
Azure blue
Bosporus
Bosporus
Azure blue vs Bosporus
RAL ClassicClassic
Azure blue
RAL 5009 · LRV 12
Sherwin-Williams
Bosporus
6503 · LRV 9

Azure blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.5Noticeable
Bosporus
Bosporus
Connor's Lakefront
Connor's Lakefront
Bosporus vs Connor's Lakefront
Sherwin-Williams
Bosporus
6503 · LRV 9
Sherwin-Williams
Connor's Lakefront
9060 · LRV 9

With LRVs of 9 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.1Noticeable
Slate Teal
Slate Teal
Bosporus
Bosporus
Slate Teal vs Bosporus
Benjamin Moore
Slate Teal
2058-20 · LRV 9
Sherwin-Williams
Bosporus
6503 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.0Noticeable
Hawaiian Blue 1
Bosporus
Bosporus
Hawaiian Blue 1 vs Bosporus
Dulux
Hawaiian Blue 1
70BG 09/171 · LRV 9
Sherwin-Williams
Bosporus
6503 · LRV 9

With LRVs of 9 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.2Noticeable
Blue Stream
Blue Stream
Bosporus
Bosporus
Blue Stream vs Bosporus
Behr
Blue Stream
M470-7 · LRV 10
Sherwin-Williams
Bosporus
6503 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.3Noticeable
Bosporus
Bosporus
Royal
Bosporus vs Royal
Sherwin-Williams
Bosporus
6503 · LRV 9
Tikkurila
Royal
M436 · LRV 9

With LRVs of 9 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.2Distinct
Woad
Woad
Bosporus
Bosporus
Woad vs Bosporus
Little Greene
Woad
251 · LRV 12
Sherwin-Williams
Bosporus
6503 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 12.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.5Distinct
Statement Blue
Statement Blue
Bosporus
Bosporus
Statement Blue vs Bosporus
Jotun
Statement Blue
4863 · LRV 8
Sherwin-Williams
Bosporus
6503 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 13.2Distinct
Stiffkey Blue
Stiffkey Blue
Bosporus
Bosporus
Stiffkey Blue vs Bosporus
Farrow & Ball
Stiffkey Blue
281 · LRV 10
Sherwin-Williams
Bosporus
6503 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 16.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 16.0Distinct
Bosporus
Bosporus
Passageway
Passageway
Bosporus vs Passageway
Sherwin-Williams
Bosporus
6503 · LRV 9
Valspar
Passageway
V137-6 · LRV 14

A 5-point LRV gap (14 vs 9) makes Passageway the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 17.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 17.3Distinct
S 5040-B60G
S 5040-B60G
Bosporus
Bosporus
S 5040-B60G vs Bosporus
NCS
S 5040-B60G
S 5040-B60G · LRV 8
Sherwin-Williams
Bosporus
6503 · LRV 9

With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 17.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 17.4Distinct