Match Soft Shell
Benjamin Moore Soft Shell is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 73. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 73 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Bongo Jazz 5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Elizabeth Rose reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Bliss reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 74 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 74 and 73, 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 6-point LRV gap (79 vs 73) makes RAL 150-6 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 73 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 73 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (77 vs 73) makes Lotus Petal the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (73 vs 70) makes Soft Shell the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (73 vs 69) makes Soft Shell the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 76 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.