Match Pale Straw
Benjamin Moore Pale Straw is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 87. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 88 vs 87), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 5-point LRV gap (92 vs 87) makes First Light the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 85), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 89 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 87 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 89 vs 87), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 86), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 87 and 85, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 89 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 87 and 86, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pale Straw reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 82), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 87 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pale Straw reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 70), opening up a space where Gentle Lamb encloses it. At ΔE 11.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.