Match Timid White
Benjamin Moore Timid White is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 82. 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 82 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 84 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (86 vs 82) makes Clear the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 6-point LRV gap (89 vs 82) makes Cleanroom white the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 82 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Silent White reads slightly lighter (LRV 89 vs 82), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (82 vs 79) makes Timid White the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (87 vs 82) makes S 0502-Y the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 82 vs 70, Timid White is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 7.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.