Match Pure Essence
Benjamin Moore Pure Essence is a light-reflective shade, cool in character with an LRV of 66. 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.
With LRVs of 67 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 66 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pure Essence reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Pure Essence the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pure Essence reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pure Essence reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 66 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.