Match Avant Garde
Benjamin Moore Avant Garde is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 40. 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.
With LRVs of 40 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 43 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Avant Garde reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (48 vs 40) makes Bath Stone the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (40 vs 35) makes Avant Garde the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Avant Garde reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Honey Nut reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 40), opening up a space where Avant Garde encloses it. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (50 vs 40) makes Cellini Gold the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 58 vs 40, Hay is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 11.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 11-point LRV gap (40 vs 29) makes Avant Garde the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Avant Garde reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.