Match Cooled Blue
Sherwin-Williams Cooled Blue is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 41. 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 41 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (41 vs 38) makes Cooled 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 44 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 41 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (51 vs 41) makes Turkish Teal the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Cooled Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 60 vs 41, Marine Splash is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 11.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 11-point LRV gap (41 vs 30) makes Cooled Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 41 vs 26, Cooled Blue is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 16.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 8-point LRV gap (41 vs 33) makes Cooled Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 41 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 16.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (46 vs 41) makes Mediterranean Dusk the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 17.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.