Match Chinchilla
Sherwin-Williams Chinchilla is a deep, low-reflectance shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 20. 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.
With LRVs of 22 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 20 and 19, 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 22 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 20 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 22 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 34 vs 20, Pearl mouse grey is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Baluster reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Mole's Breath reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 20 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (25 vs 20) makes Lilac Gray the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 20 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.