Match Brown Tar
Benjamin Moore Brown Tar is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 11. 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.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Pale brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 11 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
