Match Damsel
Sherwin-Williams Damsel is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 39. 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 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 52 vs 39, Damask Rose is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (43 vs 39) makes Cinder Rose the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 39 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (39 vs 36) makes Damsel the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (44 vs 39) makes Light pink the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Damsel reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 7-point LRV gap (39 vs 33) makes Damsel the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Damsel reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
