Match Bracing Blue
Sherwin-Williams Bracing Blue is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 25. 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 27 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 26 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 25 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
James reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 25 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Bracing Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 26 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 25 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (25 vs 19) makes Bracing Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.