Match Laura Bay
Benjamin Moore Laura Bay is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 8. 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 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 17.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Pitch Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 20.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (8 vs 4) makes Laura Bay the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 23.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
