Match Stratford Blue
Sherwin-Williams Stratford Blue is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 22. 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 22 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 22 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Aqua Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Stratford Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Stonewashed Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pastel blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Stratford Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (22 vs 16) makes Stratford Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (27 vs 22) makes Tidepool Wonder the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Sea Emerald reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 22 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 15.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.