Match Gumdrop
Benjamin Moore Gumdrop is a mid-tone shade, neutral 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.
A 3-point LRV gap (42 vs 39) makes Gumdrop the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.7 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 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Gumdrop reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Putting Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 11-point LRV gap (42 vs 31) makes Gumdrop the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 56 vs 42, Freshwater Green is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 15.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 8-point LRV gap (42 vs 34) makes Gumdrop the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 19.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
S 2010-G50Y reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.