Match Pompeii Red
Sherwin-Williams Pompeii Red is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 6. 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 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Heritage Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Flame red reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (12 vs 6) makes Atomic Red the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (10 vs 6) makes Ruby Fountain 2 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 19.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Party Time reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 12-point LRV gap (18 vs 6) makes Cinnamon Stone the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 23.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 20 vs 6, Inferno is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 24.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 21 vs 6, Charlotte's Locks is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 26.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 31.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Statement Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 34.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 37.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Terrakotta reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 37.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.