Match Insightful Rose
Sherwin-Williams Insightful Rose is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 46. 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 49 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (49 vs 46) makes Sonoma Clay the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 46 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Subdued reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (55 vs 46) makes Sauterne the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Maiden the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Insightful Rose reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (46 vs 42) makes Insightful Rose the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Insightful Rose reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
S 2005-Y40R reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.