Match Summer Blue
Benjamin Moore Summer Blue is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 45. 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 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Summer Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (45 vs 40) makes Summer Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes H356 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Royal Regatta 6 reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 45 vs 25, Summer Blue is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 14.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Summer Blue reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 29), opening up a space where Blue Verditer encloses it. At ΔE 17.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 45 vs 29, Summer Blue is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 18.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Summer Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Summer Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 20.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 20.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.