Match Fountain
Sherwin-Williams Fountain is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 39. 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 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
At LRV 39 vs 27, Fountain is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 7.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (39 vs 36) makes Fountain the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 10-point LRV gap (39 vs 29) makes Fountain the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 15.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Blue Ground reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 39 vs 27, Fountain is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 23.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (39 vs 36) makes Fountain the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 24.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.