Match Gustavian Blue

Jotun Gustavian Blue is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 38. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Gustavian Blue
Jotun
Gustavian Blue
4109#9da9b2LRV 38Cool

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.

New Hope Gray
New Hope Gray
Gustavian Blue
Gustavian Blue
New Hope Gray vs Gustavian Blue
Benjamin Moore
New Hope Gray
2130-50 · LRV 39
Jotun
Gustavian Blue
4109 · LRV 38

With LRVs of 39 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2 — Subtle
Gustavian Blue
Gustavian Blue
Set In Stone
Set In Stone
Gustavian Blue vs Set In Stone
Jotun
Gustavian Blue
4109 · LRV 38
PPG
Set In Stone
PPG1040-4 · LRV 42

Set In Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9 — Subtle
Gustavian Blue
Gustavian Blue
V438
Gustavian Blue vs V438
Jotun
Gustavian Blue
4109 · LRV 38
Tikkurila
V438
V438 · LRV 37

With LRVs of 38 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3 — Subtle
Earl Blue
Earl Blue
Gustavian Blue
Gustavian Blue
Earl Blue vs Gustavian Blue
Dulux
Earl Blue
90BG 41/040 · LRV 41
Jotun
Gustavian Blue
4109 · LRV 38

With LRVs of 41 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4 — Subtle
Baby Seal
Baby Seal
Gustavian Blue
Gustavian Blue
Baby Seal vs Gustavian Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Baby Seal
0519 · LRV 38
Jotun
Gustavian Blue
4109 · LRV 38

With LRVs of 38 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6 — Subtle
Gustavian Blue
Ocean Air
Gustavian Blue
Ocean Air
Jotun
Gustavian Blue
4109 · LRV 38
Jotun
Ocean Air
4894 · LRV 39

With LRVs of 39 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9 — Subtle
Gustavian Blue
Gustavian Blue
S 3010-R80B
S 3010-R80B
Gustavian Blue vs S 3010-R80B
Jotun
Gustavian Blue
4109 · LRV 38
NCS
S 3010-R80B
S 3010-R80B · LRV 36

With LRVs of 38 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.0 — Noticeable
Gustavian Blue
Gustavian Blue
RAL 180-M
RAL 180-M
Gustavian Blue vs RAL 180-M
Jotun
Gustavian Blue
4109 · LRV 38
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 180-M
RAL 180-M · LRV 35

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2 — Noticeable
Gustavian Blue
Gustavian Blue
Aleutian
Aleutian
Gustavian Blue vs Aleutian
Jotun
Gustavian Blue
4109 · LRV 38
Sherwin-Williams
Aleutian
6241 · LRV 38

With LRVs of 38 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2 — Noticeable
French Colony
Gustavian Blue
Gustavian Blue
French Colony vs Gustavian Blue
Behr
French Colony
N480-4 · LRV 34
Jotun
Gustavian Blue
4109 · LRV 38

A 5-point LRV gap (38 vs 34) makes Gustavian Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.8 — Noticeable
Kittiwake
Kittiwake
Gustavian Blue
Gustavian Blue
Kittiwake vs Gustavian Blue
Farrow & Ball
Kittiwake
307 · LRV 39
Jotun
Gustavian Blue
4109 · LRV 38

With LRVs of 39 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.8 — Noticeable
Gustavian Blue
Grey Stone
Gustavian Blue
Grey Stone
Jotun
Gustavian Blue
4109 · LRV 38

The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.4 — Noticeable
Gustavian Blue
Gustavian Blue
Driftwood Blues
Driftwood Blues
Gustavian Blue vs Driftwood Blues
Jotun
Gustavian Blue
4109 · LRV 38
Valspar
Driftwood Blues
V138-3 · LRV 46

Driftwood Blues reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.1 — Noticeable
Gustavian Blue
Gustavian Blue
Window grey
Window grey
Gustavian Blue vs Window grey
Jotun
Gustavian Blue
4109 · LRV 38
RAL ClassicClassic
Window grey
RAL 7040 · LRV 36

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.4 — Noticeable