Match Magical
Sherwin-Williams Magical is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 46. 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 46 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 49 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 48 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (53 vs 46) makes Amethyst Showers 3 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (46 vs 42) makes Magical the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Magical reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 10-point LRV gap (56 vs 46) makes Sugared Almond the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Classic Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 11-point LRV gap (46 vs 36) makes Magical the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 17.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At ΔE 17.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 46 vs 28, Magical is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 19.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.