Match Nova Scotia Blue
Benjamin Moore Nova Scotia Blue is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 36. 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 36 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Nova Scotia Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Nova Scotia Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (36 vs 28) makes Nova Scotia Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Nova Scotia Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (36 vs 30) makes Nova Scotia Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Nova Scotia Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Nova Scotia Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (36 vs 29) makes Nova Scotia Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 51 vs 36, H356 is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 15.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 36 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 21.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 38 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 23.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Driftwood Blues reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 24.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.