Match Soothing White
Sherwin-Williams Soothing White is a light-reflective shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 76. 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.
With LRVs of 76 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 76 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Soothing White reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 76 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 78 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 76 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
RAL 110-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 7-point LRV gap (76 vs 69) makes Soothing White the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Signal White reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Soothing White reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.