Match Buxton Blue

Benjamin Moore Buxton Blue is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 45. 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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Buxton Blue
Benjamin Moore
Buxton Blue
HC-149#9DB6BALRV 45Cool

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.

Buxton Blue
Buxton Blue
Colorado Gray
Colorado Gray
Buxton Blue vs Colorado Gray
Benjamin Moore
Buxton Blue
HC-149 · LRV 45
Benjamin Moore
Colorado Gray
2136-50 · LRV 44

With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.9Imperceptible
Buxton Blue
Buxton Blue
Blue By You
Blue By You
Buxton Blue vs Blue By You
Benjamin Moore
Buxton Blue
HC-149 · LRV 45
PPG
Blue By You
PPG1035-3 · LRV 46

With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.0Imperceptible
Buxton Blue
Buxton Blue
River Valley
Buxton Blue vs River Valley
Benjamin Moore
Buxton Blue
HC-149 · LRV 45
Dulux
River Valley
50BG 44/094 · LRV 44

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.3Subtle
Buxton Blue
Buxton Blue
Mistral
Buxton Blue vs Mistral
Benjamin Moore
Buxton Blue
HC-149 · LRV 45
Tikkurila
Mistral
K491 · LRV 44

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
Buxton Blue
Buxton Blue
Languid Blue
Languid Blue
Buxton Blue vs Languid Blue
Benjamin Moore
Buxton Blue
HC-149 · LRV 45
Sherwin-Williams
Languid Blue
6226 · LRV 45

With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6Subtle
Buxton Blue
Buxton Blue
Wonder Land
Wonder Land
Buxton Blue vs Wonder Land
Benjamin Moore
Buxton Blue
HC-149 · LRV 45
Cloverdale Paint
Wonder Land
0498 · LRV 41

A 4-point LRV gap (45 vs 41) makes Buxton Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Buxton Blue
Buxton Blue
Teal Zen
Teal Zen
Buxton Blue vs Teal Zen
Benjamin Moore
Buxton Blue
HC-149 · LRV 45
Jotun
Teal Zen
4423 · LRV 47

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.0Noticeable
Oslo Blue
Oslo Blue
Buxton Blue
Buxton Blue
Oslo Blue vs Buxton Blue
Behr
Oslo Blue
PPU13-13 · LRV 47
Benjamin Moore
Buxton Blue
HC-149 · LRV 45

With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
Buxton Blue
Buxton Blue
Bone China Blue
Bone China Blue
Buxton Blue vs Bone China Blue
Benjamin Moore
Buxton Blue
HC-149 · LRV 45
Little Greene
Bone China Blue
107 · LRV 47

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
Buxton Blue
Buxton Blue
RAL 190-M
RAL 190-M
Buxton Blue vs RAL 190-M
Benjamin Moore
Buxton Blue
HC-149 · LRV 45
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 190-M
RAL 190-M · LRV 40

Buxton Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.9Noticeable
Buxton Blue
Buxton Blue
Driftwood Blues
Driftwood Blues
Buxton Blue vs Driftwood Blues
Benjamin Moore
Buxton Blue
HC-149 · LRV 45
Valspar
Driftwood Blues
V138-3 · LRV 46

With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.0Noticeable
Buxton Blue
Buxton Blue
Dix Blue
Dix Blue
Buxton Blue vs Dix Blue
Benjamin Moore
Buxton Blue
HC-149 · LRV 45
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
82 · LRV 41

A 4-point LRV gap (45 vs 41) makes Buxton Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.5Noticeable
Buxton Blue
Buxton Blue
S 3005-B20G
Buxton Blue vs S 3005-B20G
Benjamin Moore
Buxton Blue
HC-149 · LRV 45
NCS
S 3005-B20G
S 3005-B20G · LRV 40

A 5-point LRV gap (45 vs 40) makes Buxton Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.8Noticeable
Buxton Blue
Buxton Blue
Agate Grey
Agate Grey
Buxton Blue vs Agate Grey
Benjamin Moore
Buxton Blue
HC-149 · LRV 45
RAL ClassicClassic
Agate Grey
RAL 7038 · LRV 45

With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.8Noticeable