Match Soft Marigold
Benjamin Moore Soft Marigold is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 53. 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 53 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Sassy Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 53 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (53 vs 49) makes Soft Marigold the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Zing reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Soft Marigold reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Soft Marigold reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Soft Marigold reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Soft Marigold reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Sunlight reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (53 vs 49) makes Soft Marigold the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 17.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Soft Marigold reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 31), opening up a space where Beeswax encloses it. At ΔE 17.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Soft Marigold reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 18.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 11-point LRV gap (65 vs 53) makes Cinnamon Foam the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 21.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.