Match Maldive Dream

Dulux Maldive Dream is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 13. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Maldive Dream
Dulux
Maldive Dream
16BG 13/282#006872LRV 13Cool

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.

Venezuelan Sea
Maldive Dream
Maldive Dream
Venezuelan Sea vs Maldive Dream
Benjamin Moore
Venezuelan Sea
2054-30 · LRV 14
Dulux
Maldive Dream
16BG 13/282 · LRV 13

With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.3Subtle
Maldive Dream
Maldive Dream
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M
Maldive Dream vs RAL 690-M
Dulux
Maldive Dream
16BG 13/282 · LRV 13
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M · LRV 7

Maldive Dream reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Maldive Dream
Maldive Dream
Caribbean Holiday
Maldive Dream vs Caribbean Holiday
Dulux
Maldive Dream
16BG 13/282 · LRV 13
PPG
Caribbean Holiday
PPG13-28 · LRV 13

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
Maldive Dream
Maldive Dream
Mosaic Tile
Maldive Dream vs Mosaic Tile
Dulux
Maldive Dream
16BG 13/282 · LRV 13
Sherwin-Williams
Mosaic Tile
2938 · LRV NaN

At LRV NaN vs NaN, Mosaic Tile is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.0Subtle
Maldive Dream
Maldive Dream
Teal Ripple
Teal Ripple
Maldive Dream vs Teal Ripple
Dulux
Maldive Dream
16BG 13/282 · LRV 13
Dulux
Teal Ripple
10BG 11/221 · LRV 11

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.5Noticeable
Maldive Dream
Canton
Maldive Dream
Canton
Dulux
Maldive Dream
16BG 13/282 · LRV 13

At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.7Noticeable
Blue Stream
Blue Stream
Maldive Dream
Maldive Dream
Blue Stream vs Maldive Dream
Behr
Blue Stream
M470-7 · LRV 10
Dulux
Maldive Dream
16BG 13/282 · LRV 13

Maldive Dream reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.9Noticeable
Job's Tears
Job's Tears
Maldive Dream
Maldive Dream
Job's Tears vs Maldive Dream
Cloverdale Paint
Job's Tears
0676 · LRV 10
Dulux
Maldive Dream
16BG 13/282 · LRV 13

A 3-point LRV gap (13 vs 10) makes Maldive Dream the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.8Noticeable
Maldive Dream
Maldive Dream
Pearl gentian blue
Maldive Dream vs Pearl gentian blue
Dulux
Maldive Dream
16BG 13/282 · LRV 13
RAL ClassicClassic
Pearl gentian blue
RAL 5025 · LRV 18

A 5-point LRV gap (18 vs 13) makes Pearl gentian blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.4Noticeable
Maldive Dream
Maldive Dream
S 5040-B60G
S 5040-B60G
Maldive Dream vs S 5040-B60G
Dulux
Maldive Dream
16BG 13/282 · LRV 13
NCS
S 5040-B60G
S 5040-B60G · LRV 8

A 5-point LRV gap (13 vs 8) makes Maldive Dream the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.6Noticeable
Maldive Dream
Maldive Dream
Vardo
Vardo
Maldive Dream vs Vardo
Dulux
Maldive Dream
16BG 13/282 · LRV 13
Farrow & Ball
Vardo
288 · LRV 15

With LRVs of 15 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.8Distinct
Maldive Dream
Maldive Dream
L366
Maldive Dream vs L366
Dulux
Maldive Dream
16BG 13/282 · LRV 13
Tikkurila
L366
L366 · LRV 15

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 13.3Distinct
Maldive Dream
Maldive Dream
Fusion
Fusion
Maldive Dream vs Fusion
Dulux
Maldive Dream
16BG 13/282 · LRV 13
Jotun
Fusion
5362 · LRV 12

With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 14.1Distinct
Maldive Dream
Maldive Dream
Passageway
Passageway
Maldive Dream vs Passageway
Dulux
Maldive Dream
16BG 13/282 · LRV 13
Valspar
Passageway
V137-6 · LRV 14

With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 18.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 18.2Distinct