Match Blue Macaw
Benjamin Moore Blue Macaw is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 18 and 16, 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 9-point LRV gap (18 vs 9) makes Blue Macaw the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Blue Macaw reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 20 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 12) makes Blue Macaw the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 18 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 13.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 10-point LRV gap (18 vs 8) makes Blue Macaw the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At ΔE 14.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 11-point LRV gap (18 vs 8) makes Blue Macaw the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 21.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (18 vs 14) makes Blue Macaw the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 23.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 26.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.