Match Crimson
Benjamin Moore Crimson is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 20. 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.
With LRVs of 20 and 18, 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 20 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (20 vs 15) makes Crimson the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (25 vs 20) makes Blood Orange the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Crimson reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (20 vs 14) makes Crimson the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 8-point LRV gap (28 vs 20) makes Antique pink the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 12-point LRV gap (31 vs 20) makes Pinch of Clove the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 20 vs 7, Crimson is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 19.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.