Match How Blue Am I?
Benjamin Moore How Blue Am I? is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 50. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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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.
How Blue Am I? reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 50 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 50 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 10-point LRV gap (50 vs 40) makes How Blue Am I? the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (55 vs 50) makes Idyllic Isle the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 50 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
How Blue Am I? reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 50 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Marine Splash reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (61 vs 50) makes Sky Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
How Blue Am I? reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 30), opening up a space where Mosaic encloses it. At ΔE 12.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
How Blue Am I? reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Dover Surf reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 10-point LRV gap (50 vs 40) makes How Blue Am I? the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.