Match Blue Jean
Benjamin Moore Blue Jean is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 43. 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.
A 3-point LRV gap (43 vs 40) makes Blue Jean the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), 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 43 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 6-point LRV gap (43 vs 37) makes Blue Jean the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Blue Jean reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (43 vs 32) makes Blue Jean the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (48 vs 43) makes V356 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 43) makes Teal Zen the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 46 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 43 vs 29, Blue Jean is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 13.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Blue Jean reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.