Match Bold Brick
Sherwin-Williams Bold Brick is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 15. 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.
With LRVs of 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 15 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 15 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 15 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
RAL 330-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 15 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Bold Brick reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Bold Brick reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.