Match Posy
Sherwin-Williams Posy is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 77. 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 77 and 77, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 77 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 77 and 77, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (77 vs 73) makes Posy the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 6-point LRV gap (83 vs 77) makes Aria Ivory the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 7-point LRV gap (77 vs 70) makes Posy the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Posy reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.