Match Straightforward Green
Sherwin-Williams Straightforward Green is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 29. 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.
With LRVs of 29 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (29 vs 25) makes Straightforward Green the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Straightforward Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Straightforward Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Green Pear reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 29 vs 14, Straightforward Green is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 15.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 17.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Phthalo Green reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 29), opening up a space where Straightforward Green encloses it. At ΔE 21.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 32.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 10-point LRV gap (29 vs 20) makes Straightforward Green the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 37.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Straightforward Green reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 8), opening up a space where S 5040-G encloses it. At ΔE 38.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (34 vs 29) makes April Green the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 40.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.