Match August Morning
Benjamin Moore August Morning is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 50. 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 51 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Soft Marigold reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Sassy Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
August Morning reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Zing reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (50 vs 43) makes August Morning the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (50 vs 43) makes August Morning the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 50 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
August Morning reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 50 vs 36, August Morning is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 14.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
August Morning reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
August Morning reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 17.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
August Morning reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 31), opening up a space where Pinch of Clove encloses it. At ΔE 21.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.