Match Military Tan
Benjamin Moore Military Tan is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 33. 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.
With LRVs of 33 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 36 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 33 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 35 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Bassoon reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Military Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Military Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (37 vs 33) makes Toffee the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Summer In The City reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 35 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
India Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.