Match Bayleaf
Benjamin Moore Bayleaf is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 18. 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 18 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (22 vs 18) makes Olive grey the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 18 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Bayleaf reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Praline Melt reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (18 vs 14) makes Bayleaf the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.