Match Kauai
Behr Kauai is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 37. 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.
Tropical Tide reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
St. Patty's Day reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 6-point LRV gap (43 vs 37) makes Synergy the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 39 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Green Verditer reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 10-point LRV gap (47 vs 37) makes RAL 710-1 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 37 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 17.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Marine Splash reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 37), opening up a space where Kauai encloses it. At ΔE 18.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Light green reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 54 vs 37, Tiffany is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 23.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Freshwater Green reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 37), opening up a space where Kauai encloses it. At ΔE 29.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Imagine reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 29.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 30.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.