Match Reef Green

Benjamin Moore Reef Green is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 16. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Reef Green
Benjamin Moore
Reef Green
2042-20#007E5DLRV 16Cool

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.

Leprechaun
Reef Green
Reef Green
Leprechaun vs Reef Green
Benjamin Moore
Leprechaun
2044-20 · LRV 16
Benjamin Moore
Reef Green
2042-20 · LRV 16

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Reef Green
Reef Green
Signal green
Signal green
Reef Green vs Signal green
Benjamin Moore
Reef Green
2042-20 · LRV 16
RAL ClassicClassic
Signal green
RAL 6032 · LRV 19

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.3Noticeable
Reef Green
Reef Green
RAL 220-5
RAL 220-5
Reef Green vs RAL 220-5
Benjamin Moore
Reef Green
2042-20 · LRV 16
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 220-5
RAL 220-5 · LRV 12

Reef Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.5Noticeable
Reef Green
Reef Green
Starboard
Reef Green vs Starboard
Benjamin Moore
Reef Green
2042-20 · LRV 16
Sherwin-Williams
Starboard
6755 · LRV 11

A 5-point LRV gap (16 vs 11) makes Reef Green the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.7Noticeable
Reef Green
Reef Green
Medieval Forest
Reef Green vs Medieval Forest
Benjamin Moore
Reef Green
2042-20 · LRV 16
PPG
Medieval Forest
PPG1230-7 · LRV 15

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.6Noticeable
Reef Green
Reef Green
Aquadazzle
Aquadazzle
Reef Green vs Aquadazzle
Benjamin Moore
Reef Green
2042-20 · LRV 16
Cloverdale Paint
Aquadazzle
0718 · LRV 14

With LRVs of 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.9Noticeable
Reef Green
Verdigris Green
Reef Green
Verdigris Green
Benjamin Moore
Reef Green
2042-20 · LRV 16

At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.6Noticeable
Reef Green
Reef Green
Crushed Pine 1
Crushed Pine 1
Reef Green vs Crushed Pine 1
Benjamin Moore
Reef Green
2042-20 · LRV 16
Dulux
Crushed Pine 1
90GY 16/354 · LRV 16

With LRVs of 16 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.9Noticeable
Sparkling Emerald
Sparkling Emerald
Reef Green
Reef Green
Sparkling Emerald vs Reef Green
Behr
Sparkling Emerald
P430-7 · LRV 9
Benjamin Moore
Reef Green
2042-20 · LRV 16

Reef Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.6Distinct
Reef Green
Reef Green
S 5040-G
S 5040-G
Reef Green vs S 5040-G
Benjamin Moore
Reef Green
2042-20 · LRV 16
NCS
S 5040-G
S 5040-G · LRV 8

Reef Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 13.7Distinct
Reef Green
Reef Green
M371
M371
Reef Green vs M371
Benjamin Moore
Reef Green
2042-20 · LRV 16
Tikkurila
M371
M371 · LRV 6

A 10-point LRV gap (16 vs 6) makes Reef Green the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 16.4Distinct
Reef Green
Reef Green
Hopper
Hopper
Reef Green vs Hopper
Benjamin Moore
Reef Green
2042-20 · LRV 16
Little Greene
Hopper
297 · LRV 14

With LRVs of 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 25.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 25.2Very different
Reef Green
Reef Green
Palm Leaf
Palm Leaf
Reef Green vs Palm Leaf
Benjamin Moore
Reef Green
2042-20 · LRV 16
Jotun
Palm Leaf
0125 · LRV 20

Palm Leaf reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 29.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 29.7Very different
Reef Green
Reef Green
Midsummer Night
Midsummer Night
Reef Green vs Midsummer Night
Benjamin Moore
Reef Green
2042-20 · LRV 16
Valspar
Midsummer Night
8003-37G · LRV 5

Reef Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 32.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 32.5Very different