Match Smoke
Benjamin Moore Smoke is a light-reflective shade, cool in character with an LRV of 56. 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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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 56 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 57 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 58 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 58 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 56 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (56 vs 53) makes Smoke the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Bone China Blue - Faint reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Smoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Smoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.