Match Honest Blue
Sherwin-Williams Honest Blue is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 55. 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 55 and 53, 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 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (58 vs 55) makes RAL 180-2 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Honest Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 55 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (59 vs 55) makes Alladin the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Honest Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
S 0515-R80B reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 55), opening up a space where Honest Blue encloses it. At ΔE 8.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (59 vs 55) makes Telegrey 4 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.