Match Intuitive

Sherwin-Williams Intuitive is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 39. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Intuitive
Sherwin-Williams
Intuitive
6017#B3A3A5LRV 39Warm

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.

Mauve Desert
Mauve Desert
Intuitive
Intuitive
Mauve Desert vs Intuitive
Benjamin Moore
Mauve Desert
2113-50 · LRV 38
Sherwin-Williams
Intuitive
6017 · LRV 39

With LRVs of 39 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.6Imperceptible
Heather Solstice
Heather Solstice
Intuitive
Intuitive
Heather Solstice vs Intuitive
Dulux
Heather Solstice
70RR 41/065 · LRV 41
Sherwin-Williams
Intuitive
6017 · LRV 39

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.1Subtle
Violet Vista
Violet Vista
Intuitive
Intuitive
Violet Vista vs Intuitive
Behr
Violet Vista
HDC-CT-18 · LRV 37
Sherwin-Williams
Intuitive
6017 · LRV 39

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
Flexible Gray
Flexible Gray
Intuitive
Intuitive
Flexible Gray vs Intuitive
Sherwin-Williams
Flexible Gray
6010 · LRV 38
Sherwin-Williams
Intuitive
6017 · LRV 39

With LRVs of 39 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
Coffee Custard
Coffee Custard
Intuitive
Intuitive
Coffee Custard vs Intuitive
PPG
Coffee Custard
PPG1047-5 · LRV 34
Sherwin-Williams
Intuitive
6017 · LRV 39

A 5-point LRV gap (39 vs 34) makes Intuitive the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.1Noticeable
Intuitive
Intuitive
Shantung
Intuitive vs Shantung
Sherwin-Williams
Intuitive
6017 · LRV 39
Tikkurila
Shantung
V481 · LRV 45

A 7-point LRV gap (45 vs 39) makes Shantung the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
RAL 340-1
RAL 340-1
Intuitive
Intuitive
RAL 340-1 vs Intuitive
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 340-1
RAL 340-1 · LRV 42
Sherwin-Williams
Intuitive
6017 · LRV 39

A 3-point LRV gap (42 vs 39) makes RAL 340-1 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.4Noticeable
Healing Lavender
Intuitive
Intuitive
Healing Lavender vs Intuitive
Jotun
Healing Lavender
20218 · LRV 35
Sherwin-Williams
Intuitive
6017 · LRV 39

A 4-point LRV gap (39 vs 35) makes Intuitive the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.1Noticeable
Smoky Wings
Smoky Wings
Intuitive
Intuitive
Smoky Wings vs Intuitive
Cloverdale Paint
Smoky Wings
0553 · LRV 44
Sherwin-Williams
Intuitive
6017 · LRV 39

Smoky Wings reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.5Noticeable
Perennial Grey
Perennial Grey
Intuitive
Intuitive
Perennial Grey vs Intuitive
Little Greene
Perennial Grey
245 · LRV 38
Sherwin-Williams
Intuitive
6017 · LRV 39

With LRVs of 39 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.8Noticeable
Intuitive
Intuitive
Western Sandstone
Intuitive vs Western Sandstone
Sherwin-Williams
Intuitive
6017 · LRV 39
Valspar
Western Sandstone
1001-10A · LRV 38

With LRVs of 39 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.1Noticeable
Dove Tale
Dove Tale
Intuitive
Intuitive
Dove Tale vs Intuitive
Farrow & Ball
Dove Tale
267 · LRV 45
Sherwin-Williams
Intuitive
6017 · LRV 39

Dove Tale reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.6Noticeable
White aluminium
White aluminium
Intuitive
Intuitive
White aluminium vs Intuitive
RAL ClassicClassic
White aluminium
RAL 9006 · LRV 46
Sherwin-Williams
Intuitive
6017 · LRV 39

White aluminium reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.7Noticeable
S 3000-N
S 3000-N
Intuitive
Intuitive
S 3000-N vs Intuitive
NCS
S 3000-N
S 3000-N · LRV 44
Sherwin-Williams
Intuitive
6017 · LRV 39

A 5-point LRV gap (44 vs 39) makes S 3000-N the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.1Noticeable