Match Thunderbird
Benjamin Moore Thunderbird is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 55. 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.
Thunderbird reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (58 vs 55) makes Cassiopeia the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Thunderbird the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (55 vs 48) makes Thunderbird the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Thunderbird the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Mint Macaroon reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Wave Top the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Lake View reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Sky Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Thunderbird the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.