Match Whirlwind
Sherwin-Williams Whirlwind is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 63. 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 63 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 65 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 61), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (63 vs 60) makes Whirlwind the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Whirlwind reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (67 vs 63) makes Grey white the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.