Match Washed Denim
Behr Washed Denim is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 32. 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.
Steel Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 34 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (32 vs 29) makes Washed Denim the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 32 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 32 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (32 vs 25) makes Washed Denim the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (40 vs 32) makes Bluebird the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 32 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 3-point LRV gap (32 vs 29) makes Washed Denim the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Washed Denim reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
S 3010-R80B reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Driftwood Blues reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 32), opening up a space where Washed Denim encloses it. At ΔE 17.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.