Match Outer Banks
Benjamin Moore Outer Banks is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 51. 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 51 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (54 vs 51) makes Starfish the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 53 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Outer Banks reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Angora reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 51 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Arabian Tahr reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
RAL 430-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.