Match Vermilion
Sherwin-Williams Vermilion is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 5. 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.
Ruby red reads slightly lighter (LRV 9 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (9 vs 5) makes Caliente the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (10 vs 5) makes Ruby Fountain 2 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 7 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 13.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 8 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 13.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Blaze reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (12 vs 5) makes Incarnadine the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 7 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 17.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (11 vs 5) makes Timeless Ruby the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Statement Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Cayenne reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.