Match Mermaid's Tale
Benjamin Moore Mermaid's Tale is a light-reflective shade, cool in character with an LRV of 64. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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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 64 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 65 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Mermaid's Tale reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Mermaid's Tale reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (70 vs 64) makes Turquoise Tower the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 64 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 11-point LRV gap (75 vs 64) makes Peppermint Rock the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Mermaid's Tale reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A ΔE of 14.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 6-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Mermaid's Tale the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Mermaid's Tale reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 37), opening up a space where Arsenic encloses it. At ΔE 14.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Crocodile Dreams the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 64 vs 49, Mermaid's Tale is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 19.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Mermaid's Tale reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.