Match Blue Heather

Benjamin Moore Blue Heather is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 51. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Blue Heather
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Blue Heather
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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 Heather
Athabasca
Blue Heather
Benjamin Moore
Athabasca
CC-816 · LRV 51
Benjamin Moore
Blue Heather
1620 · LRV 51

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.0Imperceptible
Blue Heather
Blue Heather
Ocean Drive
Ocean Drive
Blue Heather vs Ocean Drive
Benjamin Moore
Blue Heather
1620 · LRV 51
PPG
Ocean Drive
PPG1040-3 · LRV 51

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.7Imperceptible
Blue Heather
Blue Heather
Parma Gray
Parma Gray
Blue Heather vs Parma Gray
Benjamin Moore
Blue Heather
1620 · LRV 51
Farrow & Ball
Parma Gray
27 · LRV 50

With LRVs of 51 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.1Subtle
Blue Heather
Blue Heather
RAL 180-1
RAL 180-1
Blue Heather vs RAL 180-1
Benjamin Moore
Blue Heather
1620 · LRV 51
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 180-1
RAL 180-1 · LRV 49

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.5Subtle
Blue Heather
Blue Heather
Steel Parade
Steel Parade
Blue Heather vs Steel Parade
Benjamin Moore
Blue Heather
1620 · LRV 51

Blue Heather reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
Blue Heather
Blue Heather
K500
Blue Heather vs K500
Benjamin Moore
Blue Heather
1620 · LRV 51
Tikkurila
K500
K500 · LRV 49

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6Subtle
Blue Heather
Blue Heather
Classic Blue
Blue Heather vs Classic Blue
Benjamin Moore
Blue Heather
1620 · LRV 51
Jotun
Classic Blue
4062 · LRV 52

With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6Subtle
Blue Heather
Blue Heather
Lakeside
Lakeside
Blue Heather vs Lakeside
Benjamin Moore
Blue Heather
1620 · LRV 51
Sherwin-Williams
Lakeside
9683 · LRV 47

A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 47) makes Blue Heather the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6Subtle
Blue Heather
Blue Heather
Driftwood Blues
Driftwood Blues
Blue Heather vs Driftwood Blues
Benjamin Moore
Blue Heather
1620 · LRV 51
Valspar
Driftwood Blues
V138-3 · LRV 46

Blue Heather reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
Boot Cut
Boot Cut
Blue Heather
Blue Heather
Boot Cut vs Blue Heather
Behr
Boot Cut
S510-2 · LRV 51
Benjamin Moore
Blue Heather
1620 · LRV 51

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
Blue Heather
Blue Heather
Star Mist
Star Mist
Blue Heather vs Star Mist
Benjamin Moore
Blue Heather
1620 · LRV 51
Cloverdale Paint
Star Mist
0630 · LRV 55

Star Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.3Noticeable
Blue Heather
Blue Heather
Bone China Blue
Bone China Blue
Blue Heather vs Bone China Blue
Benjamin Moore
Blue Heather
1620 · LRV 51
Little Greene
Bone China Blue
107 · LRV 47

A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 47) makes Blue Heather the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.5Noticeable
Blue Heather
Blue Heather
Light grey
Light grey
Blue Heather vs Light grey
Benjamin Moore
Blue Heather
1620 · LRV 51
RAL ClassicClassic
Light grey
RAL 7035 · LRV 58

A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 51) makes Light grey the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.0Noticeable
Blue Heather
Blue Heather
S 3005-B20G
Blue Heather vs S 3005-B20G
Benjamin Moore
Blue Heather
1620 · LRV 51
NCS
S 3005-B20G
S 3005-B20G · LRV 40

A 11-point LRV gap (51 vs 40) makes Blue Heather the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.0Noticeable