Match Careless Whispers
Benjamin Moore Careless Whispers is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 59. 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 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (59 vs 55) makes Careless Whispers the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 60 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (64 vs 59) makes Sweet Orange the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 60 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (69 vs 59) makes Doll the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 59 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Careless Whispers reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Trench Coat reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Light ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (66 vs 59) makes RAL 140-6 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (59 vs 53) makes Careless Whispers the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.