Match Astronomical
Behr Astronomical is a deep, low-reflectance shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 7. 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 7 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 7 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 7), 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 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 7 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Weathered Moss reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 7), opening up a space where Astronomical encloses it. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Traffic grey B reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Cannon Ball reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Astronomical reads slightly lighter (LRV 7 vs 3), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.