Match Plummy
Sherwin-Williams Plummy is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 11. 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 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (15 vs 11) makes Pinot Grigio Grape the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
New Orleans reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pearl blackberry reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 11), opening up a space where Plummy encloses it. At ΔE 9.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A ΔE of 10.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
S 5010-R90B reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.