Match Surfer
Sherwin-Williams Surfer 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 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Javan Dawn 1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Surfer reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Surfer reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 23.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 7-point LRV gap (29 vs 22) makes Surfer the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 24.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 29 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 26.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 28.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.