Match El Capitan
Behr El Capitan is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 25. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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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.
Toronto Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 26 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Mystic Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (28 vs 25) makes RAL 630-1 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (29 vs 25) makes Major Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 37 vs 25, Acapulco Dive is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Delicate Cornflower reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (25 vs 19) makes El Capitan the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 17.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Blue Verditer reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 18.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 51 vs 25, H356 is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 22.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
S 3010-R80B reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 31.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 47 vs 25, Teal Zen is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 31.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 33.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.