Match Morning Sun
Sherwin-Williams Morning Sun is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 80. 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.
With LRVs of 80 and 80, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 80 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 80 and 77, 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 83 and 80, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 82 and 80, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 80 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (80 vs 74) makes Morning Sun the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (80 vs 71) makes Morning Sun the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Morning Sun reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (80 vs 70) makes Morning Sun the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.