Match Resolute Blue
Sherwin-Williams Resolute Blue is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 40. 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 (43 vs 40) makes Blue Jean the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Calm Tint reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 40 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Resolute Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Lulworth Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
V356 reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (40 vs 29) makes Resolute Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Teal Zen reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Resolute Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (40 vs 36) makes Resolute Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 6-point LRV gap (46 vs 40) makes Driftwood Blues the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.