Match Cotton White
Sherwin-Williams Cotton White is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 87. 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 88 vs 87), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.



With LRVs of 87 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.



With LRVs of 88 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 86), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 86), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.


With LRVs of 88 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 88 vs 87), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.


Cotton White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 71), opening up a space where White Chip encloses it. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.



With LRVs of 90 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.


With LRVs of 87 and 86, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.


With LRVs of 88 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.



With LRVs of 89 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 85), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.



Cotton White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 70), opening up a space where Mink Frost encloses it. At ΔE 8.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

