Match Minute Mauve
Sherwin-Williams Minute Mauve is a light-reflective shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 59. 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 59 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 59 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 62 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 60 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 59 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 62 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 62 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 62 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Rubine Ashes reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 60 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 59 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.