Match Spearmint
Sherwin-Williams Spearmint is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 42. 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.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

With LRVs of 42 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.










