Match Douglas Fern
Benjamin Moore Douglas Fern is a mid-tone shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 55. 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 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (58 vs 55) makes Kiwi the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Liliana reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (55 vs 50) makes Douglas Fern the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (58 vs 55) makes Pastel green the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Douglas Fern reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Douglas Fern reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (55 vs 46) makes Douglas Fern the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 48) makes Douglas Fern the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 3-point LRV gap (58 vs 55) makes Pistachio the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 15.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.