Match French Violet

Benjamin Moore French Violet is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 18. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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French Violet
Benjamin Moore
French Violet
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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.

French Violet
French Violet
French Violet
Benjamin Moore
French Violet
1427 · LRV 18
Benjamin Moore
French Violet
CC-960 · LRV 18

With LRVs of 18 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

View color →ΔE 0.0 — Imperceptible
French Violet
French Violet
Great Grape
French Violet vs Great Grape
Benjamin Moore
French Violet
1427 · LRV 18
PPG
Great Grape
PPG1169-6 · LRV 16

With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

View color →ΔE 0.9 — Imperceptible
French Violet
French Violet
Grapes of Wrath
Grapes of Wrath
French Violet vs Grapes of Wrath
Benjamin Moore
French Violet
1427 · LRV 18
Cloverdale Paint
Grapes of Wrath
1284 · LRV 16

With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

View color →ΔE 1.4 — Subtle
French Violet
French Violet
RAL 580-M
RAL 580-M
French Violet vs RAL 580-M
Benjamin Moore
French Violet
1427 · LRV 18
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 580-M
RAL 580-M · LRV 15

With LRVs of 18 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

View color →ΔE 2.0 — Subtle
French Violet
French Violet
Pearl blackberry
Pearl blackberry
French Violet vs Pearl blackberry
Benjamin Moore
French Violet
1427 · LRV 18
RAL ClassicClassic
Pearl blackberry
RAL 4012 · LRV 25

Pearl blackberry reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

View color →ΔE 3.2 — Noticeable
French Violet
French Violet
Mesmerize
French Violet vs Mesmerize
Benjamin Moore
French Violet
1427 · LRV 18
Sherwin-Williams
Mesmerize
6544 · LRV 13

A 5-point LRV gap (18 vs 13) makes French Violet the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

View color →ΔE 4.3 — Noticeable
New Orleans
New Orleans
French Violet
French Violet
New Orleans vs French Violet
Behr
New Orleans
S570-6 · LRV 16
Benjamin Moore
French Violet
1427 · LRV 18

With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

View color →ΔE 4.4 — Noticeable
French Violet
Pale Lupin
French Violet
Pale Lupin
Benjamin Moore
French Violet
1427 · LRV 18

At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

View color →ΔE 4.7 — Noticeable
French Violet
Pitch Blue
French Violet
Pitch Blue
Benjamin Moore
French Violet
1427 · LRV 18
Farrow & Ball
Pitch Blue
220 · LRV 15

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

View color →ΔE 6.0 — Noticeable
French Violet
French Violet
Delft
Delft
French Violet vs Delft
Benjamin Moore
French Violet
1427 · LRV 18
Tikkurila
Delft
S431 · LRV 17

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

View color →ΔE 6.5 — Noticeable
French Violet
French Violet
Blue Harmony
Blue Harmony
French Violet vs Blue Harmony
Benjamin Moore
French Violet
1427 · LRV 18
Jotun
Blue Harmony
4594 · LRV 17

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

View color →ΔE 8.5 — Noticeable
French Violet
French Violet
Steel Symphony 1
Steel Symphony 1
French Violet vs Steel Symphony 1
Benjamin Moore
French Violet
1427 · LRV 18
Dulux
Steel Symphony 1
90BG 17/090 · LRV 17

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

View color →ΔE 9.1 — Noticeable
French Violet
French Violet
S 5010-R90B
French Violet vs S 5010-R90B
Benjamin Moore
French Violet
1427 · LRV 18
NCS
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B · LRV 19

With LRVs of 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

View color →ΔE 10.5 — Distinct
French Violet
French Violet
Passageway
Passageway
French Violet vs Passageway
Benjamin Moore
French Violet
1427 · LRV 18
Valspar
Passageway
V137-6 · LRV 14

French Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

View color →ΔE 10.6 — Distinct