Match Pollen Powder
Sherwin-Williams Pollen Powder is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 68. 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.
A 3-point LRV gap (71 vs 68) makes Yellow Trumpet the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 8-point LRV gap (68 vs 59) makes Pollen Powder the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pollen Powder reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pollen Powder reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 71 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Lemon Tropics reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Pollen Powder the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Joy reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 68 vs 45, Pollen Powder is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 15.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Pollen Powder reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Velvet encloses it. At ΔE 18.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Pollen Powder reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 68 vs 33, Pollen Powder is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 26.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.