Behr → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of Behr Southern Blue S-G-590
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Blue Suede Shoes (798), at ΔE 1.18 — near-exact.
Blue Suede Shoes is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.18 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 Benjamin Moore
Most people comparing Behr to Benjamin Moore 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 Blue Suede Shoes really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.18near-exact
- LRV
- 11.51Behr is 9
- Hex
- #2F5688#365787 in Behr
The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.5 points higher.
Behr and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Blue Suede Shoes reads slightly darker than Southern Blue in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Benjamin Moore options
Worth knowing if Blue Suede Shoes is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Blueberry Hill 812ΔE 2.09 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points higher.
- Twilight Blue 2067-30ΔE 2.69 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.1 points higher.
- Southern Belle 819ΔE 3.53 · close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.6 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Behr Southern Blue S-G-590 matched across all 13 brands →