Match Carob
Benjamin Moore Carob is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 19. 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 19 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (22 vs 19) makes Organic Red the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.7 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 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (22 vs 19) makes Olive grey the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Carob reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (19 vs 15) makes Carob the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Spiced Honey reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (19 vs 11) makes Carob the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.