Match Rusty Nail
Benjamin Moore Rusty Nail is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 16. 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 16 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Brandywine reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Rusty Nail reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.5 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 8.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Rusty reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 12) makes Rusty Nail the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 16 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 12) makes Rusty Nail the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Rusty Nail reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Blood Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.