Match Buena Vista Gold
Benjamin Moore Buena Vista Gold is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 49. 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 49 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 280-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 49 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Charismatic reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Sunlight reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Honey Nut reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Buena Vista Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (52 vs 49) makes Velvet the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Buena Vista Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 49 vs 29, Buena Vista Gold is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 19.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Buena Vista Gold reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 20.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.