Match Gulf Shores
Benjamin Moore Gulf Shores is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 22. 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.
With LRVs of 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 22 and 21, 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 23 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (22 vs 12) makes Gulf Shores 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 25 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Gulf Shores reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (22 vs 15) makes Gulf Shores the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (27 vs 22) makes Meringue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Gulf Shores reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At ΔE 16.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 22 vs 8, Gulf Shores is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 19.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Sea Emerald reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (27 vs 22) makes Tidepool Wonder the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 24.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.