Match Downing Stone
Sherwin-Williams Downing Stone is a mid-tone shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 37. 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 37 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 38 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 37), opening up a space where Downing Stone encloses it. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 37 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Hot Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 37 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 39 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (40 vs 37) makes Coastal Jetty the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Narrow Lane reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 38 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
S 3005-G50Y reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (45 vs 37) makes Pebble grey the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.