Match Novel Lilac
Sherwin-Williams Novel Lilac is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 42. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (46 vs 42) makes Purple Easter Egg the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Windsor Purple reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Graceful Garden reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Free Spirit reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (42 vs 36) makes Novel Lilac the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Novel Lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 56 vs 42, Sugared Almond is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 13.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 42 vs 28, Novel Lilac is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 15.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Novel Lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 17.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 6-point LRV gap (42 vs 36) makes Novel Lilac the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 10-point LRV gap (52 vs 42) makes Classic Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 19.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.