Match Major Blue
Sherwin-Williams Major Blue is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 29. 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.
A 4-point LRV gap (33 vs 29) makes Yosemite Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (29 vs 26) makes Major Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (36 vs 29) makes Mystic Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (29 vs 25) makes Major Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Charybdis reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Major Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (32 vs 29) makes Delicate Cornflower the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 29 vs 15, Major Blue is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 19.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Major Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 27.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 27.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 7-point LRV gap (36 vs 29) makes S 3010-R80B the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 28.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.