Match Old Salem Gray
Benjamin Moore Old Salem Gray is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 32. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 32), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 32), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 32 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 33 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 32), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Old Salem Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Celtic Forest 2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (35 vs 32) makes RAL 140-M the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 34 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Old Salem Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Harvest Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Cool Pine reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 32 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.