Match Nubuck
Benjamin Moore Nubuck is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 45. 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 45 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (48 vs 45) makes Lute the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (48 vs 45) makes Mushroom Bisque the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Nubuck reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Toasted Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Nubuck reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Nutmeg Cluster 3 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Nubuck reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.