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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Solitude
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Solitude
AF-545#A3AEB4LRV 42Cool

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.

Solitude
Solitude
Foretell
Solitude vs Foretell
Benjamin Moore
Solitude
AF-545 · LRV 42
PPG
Foretell
PPG10-13 · LRV 41

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.0Imperceptible
French Toile
French Toile
Solitude
Solitude
French Toile vs Solitude
Benjamin Moore
French Toile
CSP-595 · LRV 43
Benjamin Moore
Solitude
AF-545 · LRV 42

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.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.3Subtle
Solitude
Solitude
Earl Blue
Earl Blue
Solitude vs Earl Blue
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Solitude
AF-545 · LRV 42
Dulux
Earl Blue
90BG 41/040 · LRV 41

With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Solitude
Solitude
Ocean Air
Ocean Air
Solitude vs Ocean Air
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Solitude
AF-545 · LRV 42
Jotun
Ocean Air
4894 · LRV 39

With LRVs of 42 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Solitude
Solitude
Stardew
Stardew
Solitude vs Stardew
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Solitude
AF-545 · LRV 42
Sherwin-Williams
Stardew
9138 · LRV 43

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
Solitude
Solitude
Blue Granite
Blue Granite
Solitude vs Blue Granite
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Solitude
AF-545 · LRV 42
Cloverdale Paint
Blue Granite
EX153 · LRV 39

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.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
Solitude
Solitude
RAL 820-2
RAL 820-2
Solitude vs RAL 820-2
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Solitude
AF-545 · LRV 42
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 820-2
RAL 820-2 · LRV 42

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

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
Solitude
Solitude
S 3005-B20G
Solitude vs S 3005-B20G
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Solitude
AF-545 · LRV 42
NCS
S 3005-B20G
S 3005-B20G · LRV 40

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.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
Intercoastal Gray
Intercoastal Gray
Solitude
Solitude
Intercoastal Gray vs Solitude
Behr
Intercoastal Gray
MQ5-23 · LRV 45
Benjamin Moore
Solitude
AF-545 · LRV 42

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.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6Subtle
Solitude
Solitude
V438
Solitude vs V438
Benjamin Moore
Solitude
AF-545 · LRV 42
Tikkurila
V438
V438 · LRV 37

Solitude reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
Solitude
Solitude
Driftwood Blues
Driftwood Blues
Solitude vs Driftwood Blues
Benjamin Moore
Solitude
AF-545 · LRV 42
Valspar
Driftwood Blues
V138-3 · LRV 46

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.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.5Noticeable
Solitude
Solitude
Bone China Blue
Bone China Blue
Solitude vs Bone China Blue
Benjamin Moore
Solitude
AF-545 · LRV 42
Little Greene
Bone China Blue
107 · LRV 47

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.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.3Noticeable
Solitude
Solitude
Kittiwake
Kittiwake
Solitude vs Kittiwake
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Solitude
AF-545 · LRV 42
Farrow & Ball
Kittiwake
307 · LRV 39

With LRVs of 42 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.4Noticeable
Solitude
Solitude
Window grey
Window grey
Solitude vs Window grey
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Solitude
AF-545 · LRV 42
RAL ClassicClassic
Window grey
RAL 7040 · LRV 36

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.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.2Noticeable