Match Blue Rapids
Benjamin Moore Blue Rapids is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 52. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Blue Rapids reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Blue Rapids reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Blue Rapids reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Blue Rapids reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 52 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Sky Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Summer Medley 4 is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Blue Rapids reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Blue Rapids the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 53 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Blue Rapids reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Blue Rapids reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 40), opening up a space where S 3005-B20G encloses it. At ΔE 15.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.