Match Cool Blue
Benjamin Moore Cool Blue is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 30. 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.
Cool Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 30 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (30 vs 26) makes Cool Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 31 and 30, 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 30 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 30 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 32 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 30 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 30 vs 15, Cool Blue is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 14.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Cool Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 3-point LRV gap (30 vs 27) makes Cool Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 21.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 6-point LRV gap (36 vs 30) makes S 3010-R80B the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 23.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.