Match Whimsical White
Sherwin-Williams Whimsical White is a light-reflective shade, cool in character with an LRV of 79. 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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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 79 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes Soft Montelimar 6 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Wevet reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 80 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 6-point LRV gap (79 vs 74) makes Whimsical White the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Signal White reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Whimsical White reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (86 vs 79) makes Classic White the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Whimsical White reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.