Match Inner Child
Sherwin-Williams Inner Child is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 58. 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 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 58 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (62 vs 58) makes RAL 430-1 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Inner Child reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Inner Child reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (58 vs 48) makes Inner Child the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (62 vs 58) makes Pink Nevada 5 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Inner Child reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 44), opening up a space where Light pink encloses it. At ΔE 13.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Inner Child reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.