Match Costa Rica Blue
Benjamin Moore Costa Rica Blue is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 46. 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 46 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 46 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 9-point LRV gap (46 vs 37) makes Costa Rica Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 11-point LRV gap (46 vs 36) makes Costa Rica Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Costa Rica Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (46 vs 40) makes Costa Rica Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes H356 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Costa Rica Blue reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 30), opening up a space where St Giles Blue encloses it. At ΔE 10.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Costa Rica Blue reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 32), opening up a space where Delicate Cornflower encloses it. At ΔE 12.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Costa Rica Blue reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 29), opening up a space where Blue Verditer encloses it. At ΔE 14.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 46 vs 29, Costa Rica Blue is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 16.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 21.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Costa Rica Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 23.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 46 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 23.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.