Match Agua Fría
Sherwin-Williams Agua Fría is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 52. 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 52 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 52 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Agua Fría the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Agua Fría the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Agua Fría reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Agua Fría the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Agua Fría the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 52 vs 40, Agua Fría is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 12.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.