Match China Blue
Benjamin Moore China Blue is a light-reflective shade, cool in character with an LRV of 65. 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.
Seabrook reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (69 vs 65) makes Quench Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Misty Aqua reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (72 vs 65) makes Summer Medley 4 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (65 vs 61) makes China Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (65 vs 58) makes China Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 65 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
China Blue reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 49), opening up a space where Blue Ground encloses it. At ΔE 7.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
China Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
S 0515-R80B reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (65 vs 59) makes China Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.