Match Nocturne

Sherwin-Williams Nocturne is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 8. 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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Sherwin-Williams
Nocturne
9520#544E42LRV 8Warm

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.

Brown grey
Brown grey
Nocturne
Brown grey vs Nocturne
RAL ClassicClassic
Brown grey
RAL 7013 · LRV 11
Sherwin-Williams
Nocturne
9520 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 11 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.0Subtle
Ruggero Grey
Ruggero Grey
Nocturne
Ruggero Grey vs Nocturne
Cloverdale Paint
Ruggero Grey
0452 · LRV 7
Sherwin-Williams
Nocturne
9520 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2Subtle
Green Grove
Nocturne
Green Grove vs Nocturne
Benjamin Moore
Green Grove
2138-20 · LRV 10
Sherwin-Williams
Nocturne
9520 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.5Subtle
Nocturne
Tungsten
Nocturne vs Tungsten
Sherwin-Williams
Nocturne
9520 · LRV 8
Sherwin-Williams
Tungsten
9515 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.0Subtle
Attic II
Nocturne
Attic II vs Nocturne
Little Greene
Attic II
144 · LRV 9
Sherwin-Williams
Nocturne
9520 · LRV 8

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
Afternoon Tea
Afternoon Tea
Nocturne
Afternoon Tea vs Nocturne
PPG
Afternoon Tea
PPG1023-7 · LRV 7
Sherwin-Williams
Nocturne
9520 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.8Subtle
Reduced Green
Reduced Green
Nocturne
Reduced Green vs Nocturne
Farrow & Ball
Reduced Green
313 · LRV 10
Sherwin-Williams
Nocturne
9520 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.6Noticeable
Tawny Owl
Tawny Owl
Nocturne
Tawny Owl vs Nocturne
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10
Sherwin-Williams
Nocturne
9520 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.0Noticeable
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6
Nocturne
RAL 850-6 vs Nocturne
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6 · LRV 7
Sherwin-Williams
Nocturne
9520 · LRV 8

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.2Noticeable
Rave Raisin
Nocturne
Rave Raisin vs Nocturne
Behr
Rave Raisin
HDC-MD-13 · LRV 7
Sherwin-Williams
Nocturne
9520 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.4Noticeable
Nocturne
Grotto
Grotto
Nocturne vs Grotto
Sherwin-Williams
Nocturne
9520 · LRV 8
Tikkurila
Grotto
M449 · LRV 10

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.2Noticeable
S 7500-N
S 7500-N
Nocturne
S 7500-N vs Nocturne
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8
Sherwin-Williams
Nocturne
9520 · LRV 8

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.7Noticeable
Elegant
Elegant
Nocturne
Elegant vs Nocturne
Jotun
Elegant
1434 · LRV 11
Sherwin-Williams
Nocturne
9520 · LRV 8

Elegant reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.8Noticeable
Nocturne
Sea Grove
Sea Grove
Nocturne vs Sea Grove
Sherwin-Williams
Nocturne
9520 · LRV 8
Valspar
Sea Grove
T698 · LRV 15

Sea Grove reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 13.9Distinct