Match Minced Onion
Benjamin Moore Minced Onion is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 84. 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 84 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 86 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (89 vs 84) makes Silent White the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 86 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 86 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (88 vs 84) makes Mountain Air the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 85 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 84 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Cleanroom white reads slightly lighter (LRV 89 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (84 vs 81) makes Minced Onion 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 84 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Minced Onion reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
S 0502-Y reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Minced Onion reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 70), opening up a space where Gentle Lamb encloses it. At ΔE 8.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.