Match Starry Night

Sherwin-Williams Starry Night is a light-reflective shade, cool in character with an LRV of 69. 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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Starry Night
Sherwin-Williams
Starry Night
6540#D6D9DELRV 69Cool

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.

Starry Night
Violet Sparkle vs Starry Night
Violet Sparkle
Starry Night
Benjamin Moore
Violet Sparkle
1422 · LRV 69
Sherwin-Williams
Starry Night
6540 · LRV 69

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.1Subtle
Starry Night
Cumberland Fog vs Starry Night
Cumberland Fog
Starry Night
PPG
Cumberland Fog
PPG1168-2 · LRV 71
Sherwin-Williams
Starry Night
6540 · LRV 69

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2Subtle
Frosted Steel
Starry Night
Frosted Steel vs Starry Night
Frosted Steel
Starry Night
Dulux
Frosted Steel
30BB 72/040 · LRV 72
Sherwin-Williams
Starry Night
6540 · LRV 69

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Starry Night
Rain Sky vs Starry Night
Rain Sky
Starry Night
Jotun
Rain Sky
4627 · LRV 69
Sherwin-Williams
Starry Night
6540 · LRV 69

With LRVs of 69 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Starry Night
Starry Night vs H498
Starry Night
H498
Sherwin-Williams
Starry Night
6540 · LRV 69
Tikkurila
H498
H498 · LRV 66

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Blueberry Whip
Starry Night
Blueberry Whip vs Starry Night
Blueberry Whip
Starry Night
Behr
Blueberry Whip
S550-1 · LRV 66
Sherwin-Williams
Starry Night
6540 · LRV 69

Starry Night reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.0Subtle
Desired Dawn
Starry Night
Desired Dawn vs Starry Night
Desired Dawn
Starry Night
Cloverdale Paint
Desired Dawn
1314 · LRV 70
Sherwin-Williams
Starry Night
6540 · LRV 69

With LRVs of 70 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
RAL 860-1
Starry Night
RAL 860-1 vs Starry Night
RAL 860-1
Starry Night
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 860-1
RAL 860-1 · LRV 70
Sherwin-Williams
Starry Night
6540 · LRV 69

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Blue Iris
Starry Night
Blue Iris vs Starry Night
Blue Iris
Starry Night
Sherwin-Williams
Blue Iris
9687 · LRV 73
Sherwin-Williams
Starry Night
6540 · LRV 69

Blue Iris reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
Borrowed Light
Starry Night
Borrowed Light vs Starry Night
Borrowed Light
Starry Night
Farrow & Ball
Borrowed Light
235 · LRV 69
Sherwin-Williams
Starry Night
6540 · LRV 69

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
S 1005-R50B
Starry Night
S 1005-R50B vs Starry Night
S 1005-R50B
Starry Night
NCS
S 1005-R50B
S 1005-R50B · LRV 70
Sherwin-Williams
Starry Night
6540 · LRV 69

With LRVs of 70 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.3Noticeable
Inox
Starry Night
Inox vs Starry Night
Inox
Starry Night
Little Greene
Inox
224 · LRV 71
Sherwin-Williams
Starry Night
6540 · LRV 69

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.4Noticeable
Telegrey 4
Starry Night
Telegrey 4 vs Starry Night
Telegrey 4
Starry Night
RAL ClassicClassic
Telegrey 4
RAL 7047 · LRV 59
Sherwin-Williams
Starry Night
6540 · LRV 69

A 10-point LRV gap (69 vs 59) makes Starry Night the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.0Noticeable
Starry Night
Starry Night vs Touch of Spring
Starry Night
Touch of Spring
Sherwin-Williams
Starry Night
6540 · LRV 69
Valspar
Touch of Spring
T666 · LRV 69

With LRVs of 69 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.8Noticeable