Match Reflecting Pool
Sherwin-Williams Reflecting Pool is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 39. 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 39 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 5-point LRV gap (39 vs 34) makes Reflecting Pool the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (39 vs 35) makes Reflecting Pool the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Reflecting Pool reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (46 vs 39) makes Blithe Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Reflecting Pool reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Stillwater reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Reflecting Pool reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 26), opening up a space where Sea Emerald encloses it. At ΔE 11.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 12.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Celestial Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 39 vs 27, Reflecting Pool is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 13.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.