Match Obi Lilac
Sherwin-Williams Obi Lilac is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 39. 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 39 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Obi Lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Obi Lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Lavish Lavender reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (39 vs 36) makes Obi Lilac the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 56 vs 39, Sugared Almond is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 11.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 11-point LRV gap (39 vs 28) makes Obi Lilac the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At ΔE 12.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.