Match Candid Blue
Sherwin-Williams Candid Blue is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 48. 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 50 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 10-point LRV gap (48 vs 38) makes Candid Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Candid Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Candid Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (48 vs 40) makes Candid Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
H356 reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 48 vs 30, Candid Blue is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 15.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 48 vs 29, Candid Blue is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 16.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Candid Blue reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 29), opening up a space where Pastel blue encloses it. At ΔE 18.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 48 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 20.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 23.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 12-point LRV gap (48 vs 36) makes Candid Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 24.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.