Match Soft Spruce
Benjamin Moore Soft Spruce is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 27. 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 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 29 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Soft Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (27 vs 16) makes Soft Spruce the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Soft Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Soft Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Soft Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Soft Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 12-point LRV gap (27 vs 15) makes Soft Spruce the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 15.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Soft Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 18.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 27 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 18.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 20.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.