Match Flax
Benjamin Moore Flax is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 42. 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 42 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (47 vs 42) makes Vintage Charm the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 42 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 42 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (42 vs 38) makes Flax the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
