Match Sepia Tan
Benjamin Moore Sepia Tan is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 51. 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 51 vs 51), 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 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Tostada reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 51) makes Ivory the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 51) makes RAL 780-3 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Cord the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
County Cream reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Sepia Tan encloses it. At ΔE 5.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (56 vs 51) makes Clay the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 65 vs 51, Cinnamon Foam is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 7.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 53 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.