Match Captivating Cream
Sherwin-Williams Captivating Cream is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 72. 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.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Captivating Cream the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 72 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (75 vs 72) makes Hinoki the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 72 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Captivating Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 72 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 72 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 72 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Captivating Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (72 vs 65) makes Captivating Cream the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Captivating Cream the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.