Match Blue Nose
Benjamin Moore Blue Nose is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 24. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (24 vs 20) makes Blue Nose the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 24 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (28 vs 24) makes Stonewashed Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 24 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (24 vs 19) makes Blue Nose the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 10-point LRV gap (24 vs 14) makes Blue Nose the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.