Match Cinnabar
Benjamin Moore Cinnabar is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 13. 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 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (13 vs 7) makes Cinnabar the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (13 vs 7) makes Cinnabar the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 15 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.