Match Espresso Bean

Benjamin Moore Espresso Bean is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 6. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Espresso Bean
Benjamin Moore
Espresso Bean
CSP-30#3B3230LRV 6Warm

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.

Espresso Bean
Espresso Bean
Grey brown
Espresso Bean vs Grey brown
Benjamin Moore
Espresso Bean
CSP-30 · LRV 6
RAL ClassicClassic
Grey brown
RAL 8019 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Espresso Bean
Espresso Bean
Black Bean
Black Bean
Espresso Bean vs Black Bean
Benjamin Moore
Espresso Bean
CSP-30 · LRV 6
Sherwin-Williams
Black Bean
6006 · LRV 4

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
Bucktrout Brown
Bucktrout Brown
Espresso Bean
Espresso Bean
Bucktrout Brown vs Espresso Bean
Benjamin Moore
Bucktrout Brown
CW-180 · LRV 5
Benjamin Moore
Espresso Bean
CSP-30 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
Espresso Bean
Espresso Bean
RAL 870-6
RAL 870-6
Espresso Bean vs RAL 870-6
Benjamin Moore
Espresso Bean
CSP-30 · LRV 6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 870-6
RAL 870-6 · LRV 5

With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
Espresso Bean
Espresso Bean
Ebony
Ebony
Espresso Bean vs Ebony
Benjamin Moore
Espresso Bean
CSP-30 · LRV 6
Cloverdale Paint
Ebony
EX024 · LRV 3

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 3), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.0Noticeable
Espresso Bean
Espresso Bean
Pitch Black
Pitch Black
Espresso Bean vs Pitch Black
Benjamin Moore
Espresso Bean
CSP-30 · LRV 6
Farrow & Ball
Pitch Black
256 · LRV 5

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.3Noticeable
Espresso Bean
Espresso Bean
Lamp Black
Lamp Black
Espresso Bean vs Lamp Black
Benjamin Moore
Espresso Bean
CSP-30 · LRV 6
Little Greene
Lamp Black
228 · LRV 3

With LRVs of 6 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.3Noticeable
Espresso Bean
Espresso Bean
Night Jewels 1
Night Jewels 1
Espresso Bean vs Night Jewels 1
Benjamin Moore
Espresso Bean
CSP-30 · LRV 6
Dulux
Night Jewels 1
00NN 05/000 · LRV 5

With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.8Noticeable
Limousine Leather
Limousine Leather
Espresso Bean
Espresso Bean
Limousine Leather vs Espresso Bean
Behr
Limousine Leather
MQ5-5 · LRV 5
Benjamin Moore
Espresso Bean
CSP-30 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.0Noticeable
Espresso Bean
Espresso Bean
S 8000-N
S 8000-N
Espresso Bean vs S 8000-N
Benjamin Moore
Espresso Bean
CSP-30 · LRV 6
NCS
S 8000-N
S 8000-N · LRV 5

With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.3Noticeable
Espresso Bean
Espresso Bean
Starless Sky
Starless Sky
Espresso Bean vs Starless Sky
Benjamin Moore
Espresso Bean
CSP-30 · LRV 6
PPG
Starless Sky
PPG0995-7 · LRV 5

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.4Noticeable
Espresso Bean
Espresso Bean
Midnight
Espresso Bean vs Midnight
Benjamin Moore
Espresso Bean
CSP-30 · LRV 6
Tikkurila
Midnight
Y498 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.5Noticeable
Espresso Bean
Espresso Bean
Nocturnal Green
Nocturnal Green
Espresso Bean vs Nocturnal Green
Benjamin Moore
Espresso Bean
CSP-30 · LRV 6
Valspar
Nocturnal Green
5011-1 · LRV 3

With LRVs of 6 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.7Noticeable
Espresso Bean
Espresso Bean
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
Espresso Bean vs Blackened Black
Benjamin Moore
Espresso Bean
CSP-30 · LRV 6
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.3Distinct