Match Watercolor Blue
Benjamin Moore Watercolor Blue is a light-reflective shade, cool in character with an LRV of 66. 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 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Watercolor Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (66 vs 63) makes Watercolor Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 5-point LRV gap (71 vs 66) makes Empress Lila the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 69 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Watercolor Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 66 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
S 0515-R80B reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (66 vs 59) makes Watercolor Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Watercolor Blue reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Hazy encloses it. At ΔE 9.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Watercolor Blue reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 53), opening up a space where Dover Surf encloses it. At ΔE 10.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 7-point LRV gap (66 vs 59) makes Watercolor Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.