Match Love Affair

Benjamin Moore Love Affair is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 14. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Love Affair
Benjamin Moore
Love Affair
1266#85595DLRV 14Warm

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.

Love Affair
Love Affair
Starlet
Starlet
Love Affair vs Starlet
Benjamin Moore
Love Affair
1266 · LRV 14
Cloverdale Paint
Starlet
0094 · LRV 13

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

View color →ΔE 1.3 — Subtle
Love Affair
Love Affair
Alaea
Love Affair vs Alaea
Benjamin Moore
Love Affair
1266 · LRV 14
Sherwin-Williams
Alaea
7579 · LRV 12

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

View color →ΔE 1.6 — Subtle
Love Affair
Love Affair
Old Burgundy
Love Affair vs Old Burgundy
Benjamin Moore
Love Affair
1266 · LRV 14
PPG
Old Burgundy
PPG13-05 · LRV 13

With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

View color →ΔE 2.3 — Subtle
Love Affair
Love Affair
RAL 340-3
RAL 340-3
Love Affair vs RAL 340-3
Benjamin Moore
Love Affair
1266 · LRV 14
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 340-3
RAL 340-3 · LRV 12

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

View color →ΔE 4.2 — Noticeable
Fading Twilight
Love Affair
Love Affair
Fading Twilight vs Love Affair
Benjamin Moore
Fading Twilight
1258 · LRV 14
Benjamin Moore
Love Affair
1266 · LRV 14

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.8 — Noticeable
Love Affair
Love Affair
Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Love Affair vs Bordeaux
Benjamin Moore
Love Affair
1266 · LRV 14
Jotun
Bordeaux
2846 · LRV 11

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

View color →ΔE 6.1 — Noticeable
Love Affair
Love Affair
Ashes of Roses
Ashes of Roses
Love Affair vs Ashes of Roses
Benjamin Moore
Love Affair
1266 · LRV 14
Little Greene
Ashes of Roses
6 · LRV 15

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

View color →ΔE 6.8 — Noticeable
Formal Maroon
Formal Maroon
Love Affair
Love Affair
Formal Maroon vs Love Affair
Behr
Formal Maroon
PPU1-14 · LRV 9
Benjamin Moore
Love Affair
1266 · LRV 14

Love Affair reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

View color →ΔE 7.8 — Noticeable
Love Affair
Love Affair
Rooibos
Rooibos
Love Affair vs Rooibos
Benjamin Moore
Love Affair
1266 · LRV 14
Tikkurila
Rooibos
M476 · LRV 9

Love Affair reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

View color →ΔE 9.1 — Noticeable
Love Affair
Etruscan Red
Love Affair
Etruscan Red
Benjamin Moore
Love Affair
1266 · LRV 14
Farrow & Ball
Etruscan Red
56 · LRV 11

With LRVs of 14 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

View color →ΔE 9.1 — Noticeable
Love Affair
Love Affair
Rose Bark
Rose Bark
Love Affair vs Rose Bark
Benjamin Moore
Love Affair
1266 · LRV 14
Dulux
Rose Bark
90RR 16/095 · LRV 16

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

View color →ΔE 9.3 — Noticeable
Love Affair
Love Affair
Pale brown
Pale brown
Love Affair vs Pale brown
Benjamin Moore
Love Affair
1266 · LRV 14
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale brown
RAL 8025 · LRV 14

With LRVs of 14 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 13.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

View color →ΔE 13.5 — Distinct
Love Affair
Love Affair
Muddy Mississippi
Love Affair vs Muddy Mississippi
Benjamin Moore
Love Affair
1266 · LRV 14
Valspar
Muddy Mississippi
3004-9A · LRV 13

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 18.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

View color →ΔE 18.1 — Distinct
Love Affair
Love Affair
S 6020-Y30R
Love Affair vs S 6020-Y30R
Benjamin Moore
Love Affair
1266 · LRV 14
NCS
S 6020-Y30R
S 6020-Y30R · LRV 11

With LRVs of 14 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 18.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

View color →ΔE 18.8 — Distinct