Match Coriander Seed
Benjamin Moore Coriander Seed is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 23. 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.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.


With LRVs of 25 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



Yellow grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



With LRVs of 26 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


A 3-point LRV gap (26 vs 23) makes Conglomerate the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



With LRVs of 26 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


With LRVs of 24 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



A 4-point LRV gap (23 vs 20) makes Coriander Seed the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



With LRVs of 23 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



A 7-point LRV gap (30 vs 23) makes S 4010-Y50R the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



Cinnamon Scone reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

