Match Acorn
Benjamin Moore Acorn is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 21. 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.
With LRVs of 21 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Spiced Honey reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Acorn reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Adventure reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (29 vs 21) makes Cinnamon Scone the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (24 vs 21) makes Etruscan the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (26 vs 21) makes Cocoa Nutmeg the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (25 vs 21) makes RAL 320-2 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 9-point LRV gap (21 vs 11) makes Acorn the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 21 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.