Match Espalier
Sherwin-Williams Espalier is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 9. 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.
With LRVs of 9 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (14 vs 9) makes Emerald green the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Aquadazzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 11 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Crushed Pine 1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 15.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Espalier reads slightly lighter (LRV 9 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 22.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
