Match Enigma
Sherwin-Williams Enigma is a deep, low-reflectance shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 21. 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 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Frozen in Time reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Slate Lavender reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (25 vs 21) makes Lilac Gray the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Enigma reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 21 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 24 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
