Match Passive
Sherwin-Williams Passive is a light-reflective shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 60. 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 60 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 60 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 60 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Bone China Blue - Mid reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Oxford River reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
