Match Subtle
Benjamin Moore Subtle is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 78. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Apple Sauce reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 80 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Orchid White reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 7-point LRV gap (85 vs 78) makes Polished Pearl the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Cleanroom white reads slightly lighter (LRV 89 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Subtle reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
