Match Cosmos
Sherwin-Williams Cosmos is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 38. 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 38 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 38 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 38 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 40 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (46 vs 38) makes Morning Jewel 4 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (46 vs 38) makes Driftwood Blues the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Cosmos reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.