Match Misted Fern
Benjamin Moore Misted Fern is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 31. 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 31 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 31 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 33 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (31 vs 27) makes Misted Fern the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
April Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 31 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (35 vs 31) makes Celtic Forest 2 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 31 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (31 vs 22) makes Misted Fern the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 31 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.