Match Hibiscus
Sherwin-Williams Hibiscus is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 26. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 26 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 26 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pink Ladies reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Impatient Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Heart Breaker reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 19.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 26 vs 13, Hibiscus is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 19.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Cooing Doves reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 10-point LRV gap (26 vs 16) makes Hibiscus the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 22.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Hibiscus reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 24.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Hibiscus reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 6), opening up a space where S 5040-R encloses it. At ΔE 33.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.