Match Modern Gray
Sherwin-Williams Modern Gray is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 62. 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 63 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 64 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 62 and 61, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 63 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (67 vs 62) makes Mulberry the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 65 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 62), 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 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (66 vs 62) makes RAL 840-2 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Grey white reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.