Match Embellished Blue
Sherwin-Williams Embellished Blue is a light-reflective shade, cool in character with an LRV of 79. 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 79 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 80 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 80 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 6-point LRV gap (79 vs 73) makes Embellished Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 80 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 79 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Ocean Ripple reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Cabbage White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (79 vs 69) makes Embellished Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Embellished Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (88 vs 79) makes Traffic White the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
S 1002-Y20R reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.