Match Illusive Green

Sherwin-Williams Illusive Green is a mid-tone shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 29. 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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Illusive Green
Sherwin-Williams
Illusive Green
9164#92948DLRV 29Neutral

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.

Illusive Green
Illusive Green
Tin Lizzie
Tin Lizzie
Illusive Green vs Tin Lizzie
Sherwin-Williams
Illusive Green
9164 · LRV 29
Sherwin-Williams
Tin Lizzie
9163 · LRV 30

With LRVs of 30 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Rainstorm
Illusive Green
Illusive Green
Rainstorm vs Illusive Green
Benjamin Moore
Rainstorm
CSP-50 · LRV 30
Sherwin-Williams
Illusive Green
9164 · LRV 29

With LRVs of 30 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Light Grey
Light Grey
Illusive Green
Illusive Green
Light Grey vs Illusive Green
Cloverdale Paint
Light Grey
EX231 · LRV 27
Sherwin-Williams
Illusive Green
9164 · LRV 29

With LRVs of 29 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Husky Gray
Husky Gray
Illusive Green
Illusive Green
Husky Gray vs Illusive Green
PPG
Husky Gray
PPG0994-6 · LRV 30
Sherwin-Williams
Illusive Green
9164 · LRV 29

With LRVs of 30 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Battleship Gray
Battleship Gray
Illusive Green
Illusive Green
Battleship Gray vs Illusive Green
Behr
Battleship Gray
N360-4 · LRV 30
Sherwin-Williams
Illusive Green
9164 · LRV 29

With LRVs of 30 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
Stoke
Illusive Green
Illusive Green
Stoke vs Illusive Green
Farrow & Ball
Stoke
CC7 · LRV 28
Sherwin-Williams
Illusive Green
9164 · LRV 29

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
RAL 120-M
RAL 120-M
Illusive Green
Illusive Green
RAL 120-M vs Illusive Green
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 120-M
RAL 120-M · LRV 27
Sherwin-Williams
Illusive Green
9164 · LRV 29

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
Flint Arrow
Flint Arrow
Illusive Green
Illusive Green
Flint Arrow vs Illusive Green
Dulux
Flint Arrow
91YY 31/059 · LRV 31
Sherwin-Williams
Illusive Green
9164 · LRV 29

With LRVs of 31 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
Stone grey
Stone grey
Illusive Green
Illusive Green
Stone grey vs Illusive Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Stone grey
RAL 7030 · LRV 29
Sherwin-Williams
Illusive Green
9164 · LRV 29

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
Illusive Green
Illusive Green
Tabby Cat Gray
Tabby Cat Gray
Illusive Green vs Tabby Cat Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Illusive Green
9164 · LRV 29
Valspar
Tabby Cat Gray
8005-1D · LRV 28

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.4Noticeable
Illusive Green
Illusive Green
V444
Illusive Green vs V444
Sherwin-Williams
Illusive Green
9164 · LRV 29
Tikkurila
V444
V444 · LRV 31

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.5Noticeable
Silver Tone
Silver Tone
Illusive Green
Illusive Green
Silver Tone vs Illusive Green
Jotun
Silver Tone
8094 · LRV 33
Sherwin-Williams
Illusive Green
9164 · LRV 29

A 4-point LRV gap (33 vs 29) makes Silver Tone the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.5Noticeable
S 4500-N
S 4500-N
Illusive Green
Illusive Green
S 4500-N vs Illusive Green
NCS
S 4500-N
S 4500-N · LRV 27
Sherwin-Williams
Illusive Green
9164 · LRV 29

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.6Noticeable
Mid Lead Colour
Mid Lead Colour
Illusive Green
Illusive Green
Mid Lead Colour vs Illusive Green
Little Greene
Mid Lead Colour
114 · LRV 26
Sherwin-Williams
Illusive Green
9164 · LRV 29

Illusive Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.8Noticeable