Match Gamboge
Benjamin Moore Gamboge is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 49. 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 49 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (53 vs 49) makes Tropical Dream the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 49 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Classical Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Gamboge the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Gamboge the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 49 vs 33, Gamboge is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 15.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 49 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 16.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 49 vs 31, Gamboge is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 19.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.