Match Positive Red
Sherwin-Williams Positive Red is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm 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.
With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 14 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (15 vs 11) makes Pepper Red the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (15 vs 11) makes Movie Star the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (16 vs 11) makes Leather 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 11 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 19.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Statement Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Positive Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 23.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Positive Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 24.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Terrakotta reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 27.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.