Match Silken Blue
Benjamin Moore Silken Blue is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 41. 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 41 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 41 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 41 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Silken Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Half Sea Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (47 vs 41) makes Bone China Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (41 vs 35) makes Silken Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Driftwood Blues reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (41 vs 36) makes Silken Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.