Match Fiery Opal
Benjamin Moore Fiery Opal is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm 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 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Best of the Bunch reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 12) makes Fiery Opal the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (25 vs 16) makes Salmon pink the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A ΔE of 13.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 31 vs 16, Pinch of Clove is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 18.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 9-point LRV gap (16 vs 7) makes Fiery Opal the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 19.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.