Match Steel Wool
Benjamin Moore Steel Wool is a deep, low-reflectance shade, neutral 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 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (21 vs 17) makes Steel Wool the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.4 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 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
The ΔE 6.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.