Match Rosy Apple
Benjamin Moore Rosy Apple is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 16. 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 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Rosy Apple reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 19 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Rosy Apple reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 12) makes Rosy Apple the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
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.
Rosy Apple reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 13.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Carmine reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 15.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 9-point LRV gap (16 vs 7) makes Rosy Apple the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 17.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 9-point LRV gap (16 vs 7) makes Rosy Apple the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 19.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.