Match Beneath the Clouds
Benjamin Moore Beneath the Clouds is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 42. 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 44 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 42 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (47 vs 42) makes Bone China Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Driftwood Blues reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Parma Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (42 vs 36) makes Beneath the Clouds the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.