Match Tidal Wave
Benjamin Moore Tidal Wave is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 44. 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.
With LRVs of 44 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes St. Lucia Skies the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 44 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Watery Sea reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (44 vs 36) makes Tidal Wave the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Tidal Wave reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (51 vs 44) makes H356 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Tidal Wave reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 30), opening up a space where St Giles Blue encloses it. At ΔE 10.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Tidal Wave reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 29), opening up a space where Blue Verditer encloses it. At ΔE 11.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 44 vs 29, Tidal Wave is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 13.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 16.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 46 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 18.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Tidal Wave reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 18.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.