Match Mariner's Tale
Benjamin Moore Mariner's Tale is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 28. 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 28 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 5-point LRV gap (28 vs 23) makes Mariner's Tale the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (28 vs 20) makes Mariner's Tale the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (28 vs 23) makes Mariner's Tale the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Washed Denim reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Mariner's Tale reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (28 vs 24) makes Mariner's Tale the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (28 vs 22) makes Mariner's Tale the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Delicate Cornflower reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Mariner's Tale reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (28 vs 19) makes Mariner's Tale the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 28 vs 14, Mariner's Tale is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 20.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.