Match Soleil
Benjamin Moore Soleil is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 79. 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.
A 8-point LRV gap (87 vs 79) makes Banana Custard the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 80 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 79 and 77, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 79 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (79 vs 72) makes Soleil the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Soleil reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (79 vs 70) makes Soleil the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (79 vs 72) makes Soleil the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Soleil reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Soleil reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.