Match New Retro
Benjamin Moore New Retro is a light-reflective shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 77. 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.
A 3-point LRV gap (80 vs 77) makes Celery Ice the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 77 and 75, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
New Retro reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Soft Apple reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
New Retro reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 77 vs 58, New Retro is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 11.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
New Retro reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 53), opening up a space where S 2010-G50Y encloses it. At ΔE 18.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.