Match Caribbean Blue Water
Benjamin Moore Caribbean Blue Water is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 18. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 18), 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 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (18 vs 10) makes Caribbean Blue Water the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (18 vs 10) makes Caribbean Blue Water the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 12) makes Caribbean Blue Water the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 18 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Air Force Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Caribbean Blue Water reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 18.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 10-point LRV gap (18 vs 8) makes Caribbean Blue Water the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Caribbean Blue Water reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 20.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.