Match Cougar Brown
Benjamin Moore Cougar Brown is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 25. 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 25 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 25 and 25, 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 25 and 25, 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 25 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 25 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 25 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 26 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (25 vs 20) makes Cougar Brown the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
S 4010-Y50R reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Brave Ground reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Grey beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 25 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (33 vs 25) makes RAL 150-M the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.