Match Barley
Benjamin Moore Barley is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 68. 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 68 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 7-point LRV gap (75 vs 68) makes Gold Strand the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 7-point LRV gap (75 vs 68) makes Banana Cream the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Refreshing Tea reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Buttercup Fool 5 reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Barley encloses it. At ΔE 5.2 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 6.1 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 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 19.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.