Match Burnt Russet
Benjamin Moore Burnt Russet is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 12. 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 13 and 12, 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 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 12 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Burnt Russet the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Whispering Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
The ΔE 7.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Burnt Russet reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Burnt Russet the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Burnt Russet the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.