Match Irish Moss
Benjamin Moore Irish Moss is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 17. 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.
With LRVs of 19 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 5-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Irish Moss the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 19 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 19 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 17 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A ΔE of 11.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 8-point LRV gap (17 vs 8) makes Irish Moss the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (20 vs 17) makes L380 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 17.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Garden reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 3-point LRV gap (20 vs 17) makes Palm Leaf the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 26.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (21 vs 17) makes Warm Eucalyptus (US) the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 32.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.