Match Linen Sand
Benjamin Moore Linen Sand is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 78. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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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 78 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 78 and 76, 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 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 78) makes Lemon Meringue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Daffodil White reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 78 and 77, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (82 vs 78) makes New White the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (86 vs 78) makes RAL 130-4 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Dough reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 78), 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 4-point LRV gap (78 vs 74) makes Linen Sand the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Cleanroom white reads slightly lighter (LRV 89 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Linen Sand reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
S 0502-Y reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.