Match Illusion
Sherwin-Williams Illusion is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 40. 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 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (43 vs 40) makes Arcadia House the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Pebble grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 40 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.