Match Frosted Fern
Sherwin-Williams Frosted Fern is a mid-tone shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 38. 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.
With LRVs of 38 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 38 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 41 and 38, 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 38 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 51 vs 38, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 40 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (43 vs 38) makes Arcadia House the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Serpentine reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pebble grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.