Match Make Believe
Benjamin Moore Make Believe is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 52. 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.
Rattan reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 52 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes Bone the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Humble Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Dream reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes RAL 210-1 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 55 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 55 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 52 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 68 vs 52, Light ivory is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 8.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.