Match Emerald Isle
Benjamin Moore Emerald Isle is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 16. 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 16 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (16 vs 10) makes Emerald Isle the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (20 vs 16) makes Argyle the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 16 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Dancing Jewel reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At ΔE 12.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Emerald Isle reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 10-point LRV gap (16 vs 6) makes Emerald Isle the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 20.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 45 vs 16, Green Verditer is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 26.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Palm Leaf reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 31.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Emerald Isle reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 36.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.