Match Solitary Slate
Sherwin-Williams Solitary Slate is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 19. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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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 20 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.


With LRVs of 20 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.


With LRVs of 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.


With LRVs of 20 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.


With LRVs of 20 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.


With LRVs of 19 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.


With LRVs of 21 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


With LRVs of 21 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


With LRVs of 19 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

