Match Upward
Sherwin-Williams Upward is a light-reflective shade, cool in character with an LRV of 57. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (57 vs 54) makes Upward the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 60 and 57, 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 59 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 71 vs 57, S 0515-R80B is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 8.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.