Match Mauve Bauhaus
Benjamin Moore Mauve Bauhaus is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 13. 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 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (13 vs 9) makes Mauve Bauhaus the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (13 vs 8) makes Mauve Bauhaus the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Mauve Bauhaus reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Blue lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Mauve Bauhaus reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (19 vs 13) makes Amethyst Showers 1 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Mauve Bauhaus reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 15.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Mauve Bauhaus reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Mauve Bauhaus reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Mauve Bauhaus reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 20.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Mauve Bauhaus reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 23.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.