Match Chestertown Buff

Benjamin Moore Chestertown Buff is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 53. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Chestertown Buff
Benjamin Moore
Chestertown Buff
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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.

Chestertown Buff
Chestertown Buff
Golden Tan
Chestertown Buff vs Golden Tan
Benjamin Moore
Chestertown Buff
HC-9 · LRV 53
Benjamin Moore
Golden Tan
2152-40 · LRV 54

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.5 — Subtle
Chestertown Buff
Chestertown Buff
Hummus
Chestertown Buff vs Hummus
Benjamin Moore
Chestertown Buff
HC-9 · LRV 53
PPG
Hummus
PPG16-10 · LRV 52

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9 — Subtle
Chestertown Buff
Chestertown Buff
Honey Nut
Honey Nut
Chestertown Buff vs Honey Nut
Benjamin Moore
Chestertown Buff
HC-9 · LRV 53
Dulux
Honey Nut
41YY 53/306 · LRV 53

With LRVs of 53 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1 — Subtle
Chestertown Buff
Chestertown Buff
Sequin
Chestertown Buff vs Sequin
Benjamin Moore
Chestertown Buff
HC-9 · LRV 53
Sherwin-Williams
Sequin
6394 · LRV 57

Sequin reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 53), 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 2.4 — Subtle
Chestertown Buff
Chestertown Buff
Pine Nut
Pine Nut
Chestertown Buff vs Pine Nut
Benjamin Moore
Chestertown Buff
HC-9 · LRV 53
Cloverdale Paint
Pine Nut
EX264 · LRV 53

With LRVs of 53 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7 — Subtle
Chestertown Buff
Chestertown Buff
Madeleine
Benjamin Moore
Chestertown Buff
HC-9 · LRV 53
Little Greene
Madeleine
338 · LRV 52

With LRVs of 53 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7 — Subtle
Chestertown Buff
Chestertown Buff
Hay
Hay
Chestertown Buff vs Hay
Benjamin Moore
Chestertown Buff
HC-9 · LRV 53
Farrow & Ball
Hay
37 · LRV 58

A 5-point LRV gap (58 vs 53) makes Hay the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.4 — Noticeable
Cellini Gold
Chestertown Buff
Chestertown Buff
Cellini Gold vs Chestertown Buff
Behr
Cellini Gold
HDC-CL-18 · LRV 50
Benjamin Moore
Chestertown Buff
HC-9 · LRV 53

A 3-point LRV gap (53 vs 50) makes Chestertown Buff the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.6 — Noticeable
Chestertown Buff
Chestertown Buff
Green beige
Green beige
Chestertown Buff vs Green beige
Benjamin Moore
Chestertown Buff
HC-9 · LRV 53
RAL ClassicClassic
Green beige
RAL 1000 · LRV 52

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.5 — Noticeable
Chestertown Buff
Chestertown Buff
Velvet
Velvet
Chestertown Buff vs Velvet
Benjamin Moore
Chestertown Buff
HC-9 · LRV 53
Jotun
Velvet
10246 · LRV 52

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.7 — Noticeable
Chestertown Buff
Chestertown Buff
RAL 280-3
RAL 280-3
Chestertown Buff vs RAL 280-3
Benjamin Moore
Chestertown Buff
HC-9 · LRV 53
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 280-3
RAL 280-3 · LRV 53

With LRVs of 53 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.2 — Noticeable
Chestertown Buff
Chestertown Buff
Straw
Chestertown Buff vs Straw
Benjamin Moore
Chestertown Buff
HC-9 · LRV 53
Tikkurila
Straw
H456 · LRV 65

Straw reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.3 — Distinct
Chestertown Buff
Chestertown Buff
Cinnamon Foam
Cinnamon Foam
Chestertown Buff vs Cinnamon Foam
Benjamin Moore
Chestertown Buff
HC-9 · LRV 53
Valspar
Cinnamon Foam
V085-2 · LRV 65

A 12-point LRV gap (65 vs 53) makes Cinnamon Foam the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 14.3 — Distinct
Chestertown Buff
Chestertown Buff
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R
Chestertown Buff vs S 3030-Y30R
Benjamin Moore
Chestertown Buff
HC-9 · LRV 53
NCS
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R · LRV 33

Chestertown Buff reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 18.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 18.6 — Distinct