Match Esmeralda
Behr Esmeralda is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 18. 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.
A 5-point LRV gap (23 vs 18) makes Neptune Green the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 31 vs 18, Jewel Weed is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (18 vs 13) makes Esmeralda the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Mint turquoise reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 12.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 45 vs 18, Green Verditer is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 20.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 8-point LRV gap (26 vs 18) makes Sea Emerald the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 21.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Esmeralda reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Tidepool Wonder reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 24.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.