Match Jovial
Sherwin-Williams Jovial is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 56. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Jazz Age Coral reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 56 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Jovial reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (56 vs 48) makes Jovial the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 56 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Jovial reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Jovial reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Jovial reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 56 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 17.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.