Match Forever Lilac
Sherwin-Williams Forever Lilac is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 40. 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.
A 3-point LRV gap (43 vs 40) makes Crocus the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 42 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 42 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Amethyst Showers 3 reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 40), opening up a space where Forever Lilac encloses it. At ΔE 8.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Forever Lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Sugared Almond reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 40), opening up a space where Forever Lilac encloses it. At ΔE 14.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A ΔE of 15.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 40 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 16.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Forever Lilac reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 28), opening up a space where Pastel violet encloses it. At ΔE 17.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Driftwood Blues reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.