Match Roasted Sesame Seed
Benjamin Moore Roasted Sesame Seed is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 51. 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 51 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 6-point LRV gap (57 vs 51) makes Bee's Wax the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 51 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes Roasted Sesame Seed the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 53 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Roasted Sesame Seed reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 53 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 51 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Roasted Sesame Seed reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 37), opening up a space where Toffee encloses it. At ΔE 13.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 65 vs 51, Cinnamon Foam is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 15.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Roasted Sesame Seed reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 15.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.