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.
Miami Jade reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Meringue reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.2 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.
At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
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.
With LRVs of 18 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 17.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
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.