Match Minstrel Heart
Benjamin Moore Minstrel Heart is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 42. 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 44 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 44 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (50 vs 42) makes Nosegay the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (42 vs 35) makes Minstrel Heart the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Minstrel Heart reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 7-point LRV gap (42 vs 34) makes Minstrel Heart the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Minstrel Heart reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 42 vs 27, Minstrel Heart is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 15.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 17.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Minstrel Heart reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 22.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.