Match Pulsating Blue
Sherwin-Williams Pulsating Blue is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 10. 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 4-point LRV gap (14 vs 10) makes Port Au Prince the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (17 vs 10) makes Laguna Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 7-point LRV gap (18 vs 10) makes K431 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 16.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A ΔE of 16.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Passageway reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 20.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
S 5010-R90B reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 25.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.