Match Mythical
Sherwin-Williams Mythical is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 20. 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.
With LRVs of 20 and 18, 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 20 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (23 vs 20) makes Tropical Dusk the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Mythical reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (20 vs 16) makes Mythical the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (25 vs 20) makes Pearl blackberry the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
The ΔE 7.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Mythical reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (20 vs 14) makes Mythical the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.