Match Lobelia
Sherwin-Williams Lobelia is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 30. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (33 vs 30) makes Blue Promise the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Lobelia reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Lobelia reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Lobelia reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 30 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 30 vs 18, Lobelia is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 12.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 6-point LRV gap (36 vs 30) makes S 3010-R80B the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 30 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 18.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 46 vs 30, Driftwood Blues is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 21.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.