Match Once Upon a Time
Benjamin Moore Once Upon a Time is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 21. 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 4-point LRV gap (21 vs 17) makes Once Upon a Time the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Once Upon a Time reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Once Upon a Time reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Once Upon a Time reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Tropical Tale reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 15.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (21 vs 16) makes Once Upon a Time the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A ΔE of 22.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Garden reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 22.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 21 vs 8, Once Upon a Time is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 25.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 37.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Prairie Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 39.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.