Match Blue Jean
Benjamin Moore Blue Jean is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 43. 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.
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.
With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
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.
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.
Blue Jean reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 29), opening up a space where Blue Verditer encloses it. At ΔE 10.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
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.