Match Fairy Tale Blue
Benjamin Moore Fairy Tale Blue is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 52. 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 52 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Fairy Tale Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 41), 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 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Fairy Tale Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Fairy Tale Blue reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 40), opening up a space where Pure Turquoise encloses it. At ΔE 7.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Marine Splash the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 8-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Fairy Tale Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Sky Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 52 vs 30, Fairy Tale Blue is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 15.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Fairy Tale Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 17.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 19.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 71 vs 52, S 0515-R80B is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 23.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.