Match Hot Lips
Benjamin Moore Hot Lips is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 18. 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.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


Tutti Frutti reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 12) makes Hot Lips the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.



Hot Lips reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 26.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.



A 9-point LRV gap (18 vs 9) makes Hot Lips the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 28.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.



A 10-point LRV gap (18 vs 7) makes Hot Lips the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 31.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.









