Match Sanctuary
Benjamin Moore Sanctuary is a mid-tone shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 42. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 42 and 41, 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 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Heather Hill reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (46 vs 42) makes White aluminium the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Sanctuary reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (42 vs 38) makes Sanctuary the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.