Match Coral Reef
Sherwin-Williams Coral Reef is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 29. 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 29 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 430-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (34 vs 29) makes Flamingo the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 29 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Watermelon Slice reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (29 vs 25) makes Coral Reef the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (29 vs 25) makes Coral Reef the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Coral Reef reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 29 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 29 vs 15, Coral Reef is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 15.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 17.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (33 vs 29) makes S 3030-Y30R the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 25.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.