Match Nettle
Sherwin-Williams Nettle is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 11. 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 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 83 vs 11, September Morning is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 3-point LRV gap (14 vs 11) makes S 6010-G30Y the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.