Match Blue Bayou
Benjamin Moore Blue Bayou is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 47. 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.
Blue Bayou reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Blue Bayou reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (50 vs 47) makes Royal Regatta 6 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 48 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Faded Denim 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 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (50 vs 47) makes Everlasting the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (47 vs 40) makes Blue Bayou the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 47 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 12.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 11-point LRV gap (47 vs 36) makes Blue Bayou the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Blue Bayou reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 29), opening up a space where Pastel blue encloses it. At ΔE 15.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.