Match Stratford Blue
Benjamin Moore Stratford Blue is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 25. 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.
With LRVs of 25 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 26 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (25 vs 21) makes Stratford Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 25 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Stratford Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Stratford Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (25 vs 18) makes Stratford Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 25 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (25 vs 18) makes Stratford Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 25 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 3-point LRV gap (25 vs 22) makes Stratford Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Stratford Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Stratford Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.