Match Ancestry Violet
Behr Ancestry Violet is a mid-tone shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 31. 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 31 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 32 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Iris Bliss reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 34 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (36 vs 31) makes Himalayan Musk 3 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Blueberry milk reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (31 vs 28) makes Ancestry Violet the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Ancestry Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 31 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (31 vs 26) makes Ancestry Violet the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (36 vs 31) makes S 3010-R80B the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Ancestry Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.