Match French Lilac
Benjamin Moore French Lilac is a light-reflective shade, cool in character with an LRV of 56. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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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 58 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 57 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Rhapsody Lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Amethyst Showers 4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Minuet reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (56 vs 50) makes French Lilac the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
French Lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes French Lilac the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
S 0515-R80B reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 56), opening up a space where French Lilac encloses it. At ΔE 10.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 10-point LRV gap (56 vs 46) makes French Lilac the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 12.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.