Match Gulfstream
Sherwin-Williams Gulfstream is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 18. 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 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Gulfstream reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (23 vs 18) makes Turquoise blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Gulfstream reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (18 vs 15) makes Gulfstream the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Teal Touch reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Gulfstream reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At ΔE 12.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 10-point LRV gap (18 vs 8) makes Gulfstream the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Sea Emerald reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 20.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (27 vs 18) makes Tidepool Wonder the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 22.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.