Match Candle White
Benjamin Moore Candle White is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 79. 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 82 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 81 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 81 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (82 vs 79) makes Winter Sky the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Acropolis reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 82 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Bleached Linen reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
S 0502-Y50R reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 79 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (79 vs 76) makes Candle White the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 9-point LRV gap (79 vs 70) makes Candle White the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.