Match Macadamia Nut
Benjamin Moore Macadamia Nut is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 74. 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 74 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (78 vs 74) makes Egg Noodle the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 0.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 5-point LRV gap (79 vs 74) makes Tea Li 68 ea g t h the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Buttermilk reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 6-point LRV gap (80 vs 74) makes Rice Wine the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 6-point LRV gap (80 vs 74) makes RAL 140-5 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 74 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.
A 5-point LRV gap (74 vs 69) makes Macadamia Nut the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Macadamia Nut the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (82 vs 74) makes G304 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Macadamia Nut the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 9-point LRV gap (74 vs 65) makes Macadamia Nut the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Macadamia Nut the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.