Match Emotional
Sherwin-Williams Emotional is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 21. 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 21 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (25 vs 21) makes Salmon orange the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (21 vs 15) makes Emotional the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 21 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 21 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Watermelon Slice reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Orange Aurora reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 12.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 6-point LRV gap (21 vs 15) makes Emotional the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 10-point LRV gap (31 vs 21) makes Pinch of Clove the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 21 vs 7, Emotional is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 25.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.