Match Carolina Plum
Benjamin Moore Carolina Plum is a mid-tone shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 27. 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 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (27 vs 24) makes Carolina Plum the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 28 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (33 vs 27) makes Uptown Girl the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 560-M reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (36 vs 27) makes Himalayan Musk 3 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (27 vs 21) makes Carolina Plum the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Carolina Plum reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 16.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Warm Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 17.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Carolina Plum reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.