Match Cattail
Benjamin Moore Cattail is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 16. 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 16 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (16 vs 13) makes Cattail the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 16 and 16, 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 16 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Cattail reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 28 vs 16, Pearl gold is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Cattail reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Cattail reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 10-point LRV gap (26 vs 16) makes Spiced Honey the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
