Match Pale Daffodil
Benjamin Moore Pale Daffodil is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 82. 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.



A 5-point LRV gap (87 vs 82) makes Crocus Tint the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.


With LRVs of 82 and 80, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.


With LRVs of 82 and 80, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



Pale Daffodil reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.


A 10-point LRV gap (92 vs 82) makes First Light the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



A 12-point LRV gap (82 vs 70) makes Pale Daffodil the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



At LRV 82 vs 68, Pale Daffodil is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 9.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.


Pale Daffodil reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.



S 0502-Y reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 82), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

