Match Rouge
Benjamin Moore Rouge is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 18. 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.
With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 18 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 20 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 18 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Rouge reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Rouge reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Rouge reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Rouge reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (22 vs 18) makes Rose the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Carmine reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 10-point LRV gap (18 vs 7) makes Rouge the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Rouge reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.