Match Ocean Air
Benjamin Moore Ocean Air is a light-reflective shade, cool in character with an LRV of 72. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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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.
Clear Skies reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 73 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 72 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (76 vs 72) makes Lauren's Surprise the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (76 vs 72) makes Crystalline Falls the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 72 and 69, 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 72 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Bone China Blue - Pale reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Signal White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 72), opening up a space where Ocean Air encloses it. At ΔE 7.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.