Match Ancient Oak
Benjamin Moore Ancient Oak is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 73. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 73 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 73 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Translucent Vision reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 73 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 76 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Barley Twist reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 73 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 73 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 73 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.