Match Blue Wave
Benjamin Moore Blue Wave is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 46. 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 46 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 9-point LRV gap (46 vs 37) makes Blue Wave the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Blue Wave reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 30), opening up a space where St Giles Blue encloses it. At ΔE 10.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Blue Wave reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 32), opening up a space where Delicate Cornflower encloses it. At ΔE 11.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Blue Wave reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 29), opening up a space where Blue Verditer encloses it. At ΔE 15.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 46 vs 29, Blue Wave is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 17.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Blue Wave reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 24.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 46 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 25.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.