Match Calcite
Benjamin Moore Calcite is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 82. 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.
A 3-point LRV gap (85 vs 82) makes Daffodil White the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 0.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 82 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 82 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Calcite reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (89 vs 82) makes Cleanroom white the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 82 vs 70, Calcite is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 9.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
