Match Plum Blossom
Sherwin-Williams Plum Blossom is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 28. 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 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Plum Blossom reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (28 vs 21) makes Plum Blossom the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 8-point LRV gap (36 vs 28) makes Himalayan Musk 3 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Plum Blossom reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Blueberry milk reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 18.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 21.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Cooing Doves reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At ΔE 22.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 30 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 25.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 7-point LRV gap (36 vs 28) makes S 3010-R80B the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 25.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.