Match Solitude
Benjamin Moore Solitude is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 42. 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 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.



Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.


Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), 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 45 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.



Driftwood Blues reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.



A 5-point LRV gap (47 vs 42) makes Bone China Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.



A 6-point LRV gap (42 vs 36) makes Solitude the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.













