Match Harp Strings
Benjamin Moore Harp Strings is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 72. 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.
Butter Cookie reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Lemon Appeal reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (76 vs 72) makes Lantern Light the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (76 vs 72) makes Sundress the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 7-point LRV gap (79 vs 72) makes RAL 260-1 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 9-point LRV gap (81 vs 72) makes Lemonade the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes Buttercup Fool 5 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 72 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Harp Strings reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Harp Strings reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 58), opening up a space where Ivory encloses it. At ΔE 11.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 72 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 19.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.