Match Grey Heron
Sherwin-Williams Grey Heron is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 65. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Thimble Case reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 67 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Silent Smoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 65 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.