Match Carnival
Sherwin-Williams Carnival is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 36. 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.
Carnival reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (41 vs 36) makes Carrot Stick the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 36 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 37 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (46 vs 36) makes Zambia the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 36 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Carnival reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Carnival reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Carnival reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 21), opening up a space where Charlotte's Locks encloses it. At ΔE 26.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 36 vs 19, Carnival is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 27.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Emperor reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 29.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 37 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 32.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 3-point LRV gap (36 vs 33) makes Carnival the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 35.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.