Match Surfin'
Sherwin-Williams Surfin' is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 46. 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 49 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes Lasting Thoughts the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Surfin' reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Surfin' reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 3-point LRV gap (49 vs 46) makes Blue Ground the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 7-point LRV gap (53 vs 46) makes Dover Surf the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 19.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Surfin' reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.