Match Cardinal
Sherwin-Williams Cardinal is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm 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. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (11 vs 8) makes Carmine red the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Atomic Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (16 vs 8) makes Party Time the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Red Gumball the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Rectory Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 26.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 7-point LRV gap (15 vs 8) makes Statement Red the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 27.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 29.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 6-point LRV gap (14 vs 8) makes Terrakotta the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 32.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.