Match Graceful Sea
Benjamin Moore Graceful Sea is a mid-tone shade, cool 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 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Graceful Sea reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 49 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (49 vs 43) makes Graceful Sea the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Graceful Sea the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Graceful Sea reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Sky Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 49), opening up a space where Graceful Sea encloses it. At ΔE 14.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 44) makes Graceful Sea the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 16.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (53 vs 49) makes Dover Surf the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 19.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Graceful Sea reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 36), opening up a space where S 3010-R80B encloses it. At ΔE 21.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.