Match Delano Waters
Benjamin Moore Delano Waters is a light-reflective shade, cool in character with an LRV of 61. 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 61 and 61, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 61), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (61 vs 58) makes Delano Waters the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 63 and 61, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 61 and 59, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 61 and 61, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Summer Medley 4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 12-point LRV gap (61 vs 49) makes Delano Waters the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Delano Waters reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 61 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (61 vs 53) makes Delano Waters the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 9-point LRV gap (71 vs 61) makes S 0515-R80B the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 61 vs 44, Delano Waters is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 14.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.