Behr → Magnolia Home
Magnolia Home equivalent of Behr Shimmer 450E-1
The closest Magnolia Home colour is Cloudy Gray (JG-115), at ΔE 0.98 — indistinguishable.
Cloudy Gray is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.98 the difference is smaller than most people can see on a wall, and smaller than the shift between two batches of the same colour.
Why people switch between Behr and Magnolia Home
Most people comparing Behr to Magnolia Home are not shopping for a new colour. They have already chosen one, and then hit a price difference or a painter who buys from a single supplier. The question is what goes on the wall instead.
How close Cloudy Gray really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.98indistinguishable
- LRV
- 79.61Behr is 80
- Hex
- #E1E9DF#E0E9DD in Behr
Nearly the same lightness, more muted.
Behr and Magnolia Home publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Cloudy Gray reads slightly lighter than Shimmer in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Sampled from manufacturer image — treat the swatch above as indicative and confirm against a physical sample.
Other Magnolia Home options
Worth knowing if Cloudy Gray is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Chime Gray JG-119ΔE 2.03 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 6.5 points lower.
- Panna Cotta JG-111ΔE 2.94 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.1 points higher.
- One Horn White JG-11ΔE 4.21 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 6.1 points lower.