Match Merlot Red
Benjamin Moore Merlot Red is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 12. 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 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Chuckles reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At ΔE 10.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Bamboozle reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Statement Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Merlot Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes Nouveau Copper the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 16.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Merlot Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 20.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.