Match Rural Earth

Benjamin Moore Rural Earth is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 10. 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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Rural Earth
Benjamin Moore
Rural Earth
1239#5F5047LRV 10Warm

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.

Rural Earth
Rural Earth
Van Buren Brown
Van Buren Brown
Rural Earth vs Van Buren Brown
Benjamin Moore
Rural Earth
1239 · LRV 10
Benjamin Moore
Van Buren Brown
HC-70 · LRV 10

With LRVs of 10 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.6Imperceptible
Rural Earth
Rural Earth
Bistre
Bistre
Rural Earth vs Bistre
Benjamin Moore
Rural Earth
1239 · LRV 10
Cloverdale Paint
Bistre
CA214 · LRV 9

With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2Subtle
Rural Earth
Rural Earth
Sarsaparilla
Sarsaparilla
Rural Earth vs Sarsaparilla
Benjamin Moore
Rural Earth
1239 · LRV 10
PPG
Sarsaparilla
PPG1018-7 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Rural Earth
Rural Earth
Rookwood Dark Brown
Rookwood Dark Brown
Rural Earth vs Rookwood Dark Brown
Benjamin Moore
Rural Earth
1239 · LRV 10
Sherwin-Williams
Rookwood Dark Brown
2808 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Rural Earth
Rural Earth
Attic II
Rural Earth vs Attic II
Benjamin Moore
Rural Earth
1239 · LRV 10
Little Greene
Attic II
144 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.4Noticeable
Rural Earth
Rural Earth
Brown grey
Brown grey
Rural Earth vs Brown grey
Benjamin Moore
Rural Earth
1239 · LRV 10
RAL ClassicClassic
Brown grey
RAL 7013 · LRV 11

With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.2Noticeable
Rave Raisin
Rural Earth
Rural Earth
Rave Raisin vs Rural Earth
Behr
Rave Raisin
HDC-MD-13 · LRV 7
Benjamin Moore
Rural Earth
1239 · LRV 10

With LRVs of 10 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.5Noticeable
Rural Earth
Rural Earth
Tawny Owl
Tawny Owl
Rural Earth vs Tawny Owl
Benjamin Moore
Rural Earth
1239 · LRV 10
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10

With LRVs of 10 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.2Noticeable
Rural Earth
Rural Earth
Reduced Green
Reduced Green
Rural Earth vs Reduced Green
Benjamin Moore
Rural Earth
1239 · LRV 10
Farrow & Ball
Reduced Green
313 · LRV 10

With LRVs of 10 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.3Noticeable
Rural Earth
Rural Earth
Wisdom
Wisdom
Rural Earth vs Wisdom
Benjamin Moore
Rural Earth
1239 · LRV 10
Jotun
Wisdom
20145 · LRV 11

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.5Noticeable
Rural Earth
Rural Earth
RAL 850-M
RAL 850-M
Rural Earth vs RAL 850-M
Benjamin Moore
Rural Earth
1239 · LRV 10
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 850-M
RAL 850-M · LRV 12

With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.6Noticeable
Rural Earth
Rural Earth
Chalet
Rural Earth vs Chalet
Benjamin Moore
Rural Earth
1239 · LRV 10
Tikkurila
Chalet
N485 · LRV 13

A 3-point LRV gap (13 vs 10) makes Chalet the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.8Noticeable
Rural Earth
Rural Earth
S 7500-N
S 7500-N
Rural Earth vs S 7500-N
Benjamin Moore
Rural Earth
1239 · LRV 10
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.9Noticeable
Rural Earth
Rural Earth
Sea Grove
Sea Grove
Rural Earth vs Sea Grove
Benjamin Moore
Rural Earth
1239 · LRV 10
Valspar
Sea Grove
T698 · LRV 15

Sea Grove reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 13.9Distinct