Match Lightning Bolt
Benjamin Moore Lightning Bolt is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 83. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Pure Laughter reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, 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 7-point LRV gap (90 vs 83) makes Lemon Spirit the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
First Light reads slightly lighter (LRV 92 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes Lightning Bolt the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Lightning Bolt reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Fresh Pasta encloses it. At ΔE 8.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes Lightning Bolt the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Lightning Bolt reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Light ivory encloses it. At ΔE 12.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (87 vs 83) makes S 0502-Y the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.