Match Smokestack Gray
Benjamin Moore Smokestack Gray is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 23. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 23 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 26 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (23 vs 19) makes Smokestack Gray the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 23 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (23 vs 19) makes Smokestack Gray the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Smokestack Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (23 vs 20) makes Smokestack Gray the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (23 vs 19) makes Smokestack Gray the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Smokestack Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Tidepool Wonder reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.