Match S 5040-G
NCS S 5040-G is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 8. 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 10 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Turquoise green reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Aquadazzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Crushed Pine 1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At ΔE 15.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
S 5040-G reads slightly lighter (LRV 8 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 22.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
