Match Scandinavian Blue
Benjamin Moore Scandinavian Blue is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 12. 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 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Scandinavian Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Scandinavian Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Scandinavian Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Scandinavian Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 7), 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 5-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Scandinavian Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Scandinavian Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Scandinavian Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Scandinavian Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Scandinavian Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 12 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 18.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes Pitch Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 22.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Scandinavian Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 26.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Scandinavian Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 30.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.