Match Mortar
Benjamin Moore Mortar is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 23. 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 23 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 24 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 12-point LRV gap (35 vs 23) makes Pearl beige the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 23 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (26 vs 23) makes Gooseberry Fool 2 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Mouse's Back reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Conglomerate reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 23 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
S 4010-Y50R reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.