Match Hot Spice
Benjamin Moore Hot Spice is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 27. 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 28 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 27 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (27 vs 23) makes Hot Spice the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Hot Spice reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (31 vs 27) makes Pinch of Clove the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 29.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 27 vs 15, Hot Spice is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 30.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 27 vs 7, Hot Spice is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 39.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.