Match Magic Potion
Benjamin Moore Magic Potion is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 40. 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 41 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.


With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

With LRVs of 41 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



A 3-point LRV gap (40 vs 37) makes Magic Potion the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


A 5-point LRV gap (45 vs 40) makes Shantung the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


A 3-point LRV gap (40 vs 37) makes Magic Potion the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



With LRVs of 43 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



With LRVs of 40 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



With LRVs of 42 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


With LRVs of 40 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



Lavender Touch reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



A 3-point LRV gap (44 vs 40) makes S 3000-N the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



Silk Grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

