Match Sombrero
Benjamin Moore Sombrero is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 48. 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 48 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Green beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 48 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 48 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 48 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (53 vs 48) makes Honey Nut the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Velvet reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Harvest reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Churlish Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 50 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Expance reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 48 vs 33, Sombrero is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 18.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.