Match Poppy Flower
Sherwin-Williams Poppy Flower 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.
A 3-point LRV gap (9 vs 6) makes Ruby red the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Ruby Fountain 2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Caliente reads slightly lighter (LRV 9 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 6 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (12 vs 6) makes Red Gumball the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Siren reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Rectory Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 16.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Timeless Ruby reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 18.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 19.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 9-point LRV gap (15 vs 6) makes Statement Red the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 22.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (10 vs 6) makes Cayenne the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 24.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.