Match Escape Gray
Sherwin-Williams Escape Gray is a mid-tone shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 41. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 41 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
At LRV 41 vs 0, Escape Gray is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 41 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Escape Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Silver Lichen reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Pebble grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 44 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.