Match Faraway Blue
Sherwin-Williams Faraway Blue is a light-reflective shade, cool in character with an LRV of 84. 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 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (84 vs 81) makes Faraway Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 84 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 85 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 6-point LRV gap (84 vs 78) makes Faraway Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Faraway Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 7-point LRV gap (84 vs 77) makes Faraway Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 86 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 85 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Faraway Blue reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 69), opening up a space where Touch of Spring encloses it. At ΔE 7.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.