Match Cotton Balls
Benjamin Moore Cotton Balls is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 89. 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.
With LRVs of 89 and 89, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (94 vs 89) makes Moon Shimmer the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 89 vs 89), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 90 and 89, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 89 vs 87), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 90 vs 89), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 89 and 88, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 89 and 89, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 89 vs 88), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (89 vs 85) makes Cotton Balls the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Cotton Balls reads slightly lighter (LRV 89 vs 85), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (89 vs 84) makes Cotton Balls the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 90 and 89, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 89 vs 70, Cotton Balls is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 10.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.