Match Elderberry
Sherwin-Williams Elderberry is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 6. 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.
Crushed Velvet reads slightly lighter (LRV 9 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 6 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Red violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Magenta reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 6 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Velvet Cake reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Radicchio reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (10 vs 6) makes Cayenne the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Hibiscus reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.