Match Lemon Meringue
Benjamin Moore Lemon Meringue is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 81. 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 81 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (81 vs 78) makes Lemon Meringue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (81 vs 78) makes Lemon Meringue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (85 vs 81) makes Yellow Tail the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (81 vs 75) makes Lemon Meringue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Lemon Meringue reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Lemon Meringue reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (81 vs 77) makes Lemon Meringue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 81 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Lemon Meringue reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 58), opening up a space where Sunlight encloses it. At ΔE 14.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 11-point LRV gap (81 vs 70) makes Lemon Meringue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 19.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Lemon Meringue reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 20.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 81 vs 52, Lemon Meringue is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 22.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 11-point LRV gap (81 vs 70) makes Lemon Meringue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 33.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.