Match Paper Lantern
Benjamin Moore Paper Lantern is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 14. 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 14 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Chuckles reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 12.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 15 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 15.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (20 vs 14) makes Inferno the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Paper Lantern reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 14 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 20.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Paper Lantern reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 24.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.