Match Instinct
Benjamin Moore Instinct is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 55. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Instinct reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Instinct reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Instinct reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Telegrey 4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 71 vs 55, S 0515-R80B is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 8.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.