Match Afterglow
Sherwin-Williams Afterglow is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 65. 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.
A 4-point LRV gap (65 vs 62) makes Afterglow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 6-point LRV gap (71 vs 65) makes Sun Splashed the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 12-point LRV gap (77 vs 65) makes Lemon Tropics the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Afterglow reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 45), opening up a space where Sand yellow encloses it. At ΔE 12.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 16.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Afterglow reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 22.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.