Match Morning Fog

Sherwin-Williams Morning Fog is a mid-tone shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 42. 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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Morning Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Morning Fog
6255#A8AEB1LRV 42Neutral

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.

RAL 820-2
Morning Fog
RAL 820-2 vs Morning Fog
RAL 820-2
Morning Fog
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 820-2
RAL 820-2 · LRV 42
Sherwin-Williams
Morning Fog
6255 · LRV 42

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.7Imperceptible
Morning Fog
Gull Wing Gray vs Morning Fog
Gull Wing Gray
Morning Fog
Benjamin Moore
Gull Wing Gray
2134-50 · LRV 42
Sherwin-Williams
Morning Fog
6255 · LRV 42

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.7Imperceptible
Mirror Mirror
Morning Fog
Mirror Mirror vs Morning Fog
Mirror Mirror
Morning Fog
PPG
Mirror Mirror
PPG1039-3 · LRV 43
Sherwin-Williams
Morning Fog
6255 · LRV 42

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.1Subtle
Morning Fog
Uncertain Gray
Morning Fog vs Uncertain Gray
Morning Fog
Uncertain Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Morning Fog
6255 · LRV 42
Sherwin-Williams
Uncertain Gray
6234 · LRV 43

With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.3Subtle
True Grey
Morning Fog
True Grey vs Morning Fog
True Grey
Morning Fog
Cloverdale Paint
True Grey
EX346 · LRV 41
Sherwin-Williams
Morning Fog
6255 · LRV 42

With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.7Subtle
Morning Fog
S 3005-B20G vs Morning Fog
S 3005-B20G
Morning Fog
NCS
S 3005-B20G
S 3005-B20G · LRV 40
Sherwin-Williams
Morning Fog
6255 · LRV 42

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
Earl Blue
Morning Fog
Earl Blue vs Morning Fog
Earl Blue
Morning Fog
Dulux
Earl Blue
90BG 41/040 · LRV 41
Sherwin-Williams
Morning Fog
6255 · LRV 42

With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
Flint Smoke
Morning Fog
Flint Smoke vs Morning Fog
Flint Smoke
Morning Fog
Behr
Flint Smoke
730F-4 · LRV 43
Sherwin-Williams
Morning Fog
6255 · LRV 42

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
Ocean Air
Morning Fog
Ocean Air vs Morning Fog
Ocean Air
Morning Fog
Jotun
Ocean Air
4894 · LRV 39
Sherwin-Williams
Morning Fog
6255 · LRV 42

With LRVs of 42 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.4Noticeable
Morning Fog
Morning Fog vs Granite
Morning Fog
Granite
Sherwin-Williams
Morning Fog
6255 · LRV 42
Tikkurila
Granite
K499 · LRV 38

A 4-point LRV gap (42 vs 38) makes Morning Fog the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.8Noticeable
Morning Fog
Driftwood Blues
Morning Fog vs Driftwood Blues
Morning Fog
Driftwood Blues
Sherwin-Williams
Morning Fog
6255 · LRV 42
Valspar
Driftwood Blues
V138-3 · LRV 46

Driftwood Blues reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.6Noticeable
Bone China Blue
Morning Fog
Bone China Blue vs Morning Fog
Bone China Blue
Morning Fog
Little Greene
Bone China Blue
107 · LRV 47
Sherwin-Williams
Morning Fog
6255 · LRV 42

A 5-point LRV gap (47 vs 42) makes Bone China Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.1Noticeable
White aluminium
Morning Fog
White aluminium vs Morning Fog
White aluminium
Morning Fog
RAL ClassicClassic
White aluminium
RAL 9006 · LRV 46
Sherwin-Williams
Morning Fog
6255 · LRV 42

White aluminium reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.5Noticeable
Manor House Gray
Morning Fog
Manor House Gray vs Morning Fog
Manor House Gray
Morning Fog
Farrow & Ball
Manor House Gray
265 · LRV 36
Sherwin-Williams
Morning Fog
6255 · LRV 42

A 6-point LRV gap (42 vs 36) makes Morning Fog the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.5Noticeable