Match Habanero Pepper
Benjamin Moore Habanero Pepper is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 21. 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.
With LRVs of 21 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Salmon orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (26 vs 21) makes Orange Aurora the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 23 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Flamingo reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 21), opening up a space where Habanero Pepper encloses it. At ΔE 18.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Habanero Pepper reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 20.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Pinch of Clove reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 26.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Habanero Pepper reflects far more light (LRV 21 vs 7), opening up a space where S 5040-Y80R encloses it. At ΔE 29.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.