Match Cochineal Red
Benjamin Moore Cochineal Red 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.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.2 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 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.7 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 11.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At ΔE 12.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Cochineal Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 15.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Cochineal Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.