Match Rose Colored
Sherwin-Williams Rose Colored is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 52. 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 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 55 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 52 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Rose Colored reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 33), opening up a space where Cherry Plum encloses it. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Rose Colored reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Noble Blush reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes RAL 480-3 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (52 vs 42) makes Rose Colored the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pocketful of Promise reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Rose Colored the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Rose Colored the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.