Match Little Blue Box
Sherwin-Williams Little Blue Box is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 49. 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 49 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 50 and 49, 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 6-point LRV gap (49 vs 43) makes Little Blue Box the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Little Blue Box the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 44) makes Little Blue Box the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Tiffany reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (60 vs 49) makes Marine Splash the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Little Blue Box reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (49 vs 44) makes Little Blue Box the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Little Blue Box reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.