Match Polar Bear
Sherwin-Williams Polar Bear is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 74. 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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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 74 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 74 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (74 vs 71) makes Polar Bear the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 74 and 73, 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 74 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Barley Twist reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (74 vs 71) makes Polar Bear the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Polar Bear reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Polar Bear the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.