Match Cruising
Sherwin-Williams Cruising is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 19. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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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 20 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 5-point LRV gap (24 vs 19) makes Safe Harbor the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (19 vs 14) makes Cruising the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Teal Touch reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (19 vs 10) makes Cruising the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 12.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 11-point LRV gap (19 vs 8) makes Cruising the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 21.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Cruising reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 22.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.