Match Mellow Mauve
Sherwin-Williams Mellow Mauve is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 35. 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 35 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 32), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 36 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Rose Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Mellow Mauve reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Naperon reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 36 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (38 vs 35) makes Peachy the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 37 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 35 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (35 vs 25) makes Mellow Mauve the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 35 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 12.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.