Match Poseidon
Benjamin Moore Poseidon is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 31. 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 31 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 33 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Poseidon reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Javan Dawn 1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Poseidon reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At ΔE 21.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 45 vs 31, Green Verditer is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 23.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 6-point LRV gap (31 vs 26) makes Poseidon the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 24.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Poseidon reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 27.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Poseidon reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 8), opening up a space where S 5040-B80G encloses it. At ΔE 29.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.