Match Counting Stars
Benjamin Moore Counting Stars is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 83. 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 86 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 83 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 83 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 83 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 83 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, 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 85 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 8-point LRV gap (92 vs 83) makes First Light the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Cleanroom white reads slightly lighter (LRV 89 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 83 vs 70, Counting Stars is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 8.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Counting Stars reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
S 0502-Y reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.