Match Lightning Bug
Benjamin Moore Lightning Bug is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 72. 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 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Citrus Punch reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 6-point LRV gap (79 vs 72) makes Carys the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 72 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Upbeat reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (82 vs 72) makes Lemon Peel the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Lightning Bug reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (72 vs 65) makes Lightning Bug the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 72 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 72 vs 38, Lightning Bug is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 20.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 72 vs 43, Lightning Bug is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 24.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Lightning Bug reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Velvet encloses it. At ΔE 29.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 30.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 72 vs 33, Lightning Bug is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 38.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.