Match Borrowed Blue
Dulux Borrowed Blue is a light-reflective shade, cool in character with an LRV of 72. 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.
With LRVs of 72 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 11-point LRV gap (83 vs 72) makes Atmosphere the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Borrowed Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (72 vs 68) makes Borrowed Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 72 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 7-point LRV gap (72 vs 65) makes Borrowed Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 75 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 72 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Borrowed Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (72 vs 69) makes Borrowed Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Borrowed Blue reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 59), opening up a space where Telegrey 4 encloses it. At ΔE 8.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.