Match Danube
Sherwin-Williams Danube is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 16. 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 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Danube reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (20 vs 16) makes Caribbean Current the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At ΔE 12.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (16 vs 8) makes Danube the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 20.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 22.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 3-point LRV gap (19 vs 16) makes S 5010-R90B the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 25.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.