Match Barley
Benjamin Moore Barley is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 68. 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 68 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Gold Strand reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Banana Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (71 vs 68) makes Refreshing Tea the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Buttercup Fool 5 is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 68 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 19.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.