Match New England Brown
Benjamin Moore New England Brown is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 21. 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 21 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (21 vs 17) makes New England Brown the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 21 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (21 vs 18) makes New England Brown the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 24 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (21 vs 17) makes New England Brown the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (26 vs 21) makes Sulking Room Pink the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Cocoa Nutmeg reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (31 vs 21) makes Nomadic Glow 2 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (25 vs 21) makes Lilac Gray the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 9-point LRV gap (30 vs 21) makes S 4010-Y50R the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
New England Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.