Match Royal Linen
Benjamin Moore Royal Linen is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 78. 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 78 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (81 vs 78) makes Bermuda Son the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (82 vs 78) makes G304 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 81 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 80 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 78 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
May Apple reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Royal Linen reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (78 vs 70) makes Royal Linen the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 78 and 77, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Royal Linen reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (78 vs 68) makes Royal Linen the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (78 vs 70) makes Royal Linen the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.