Behr → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of Behr Tea Cookie PPL-41
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Cookie Dough (916), at ΔE 0.56 — indistinguishable.
Cookie Dough is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.56 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 Cookie Dough really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.56indistinguishable
- LRV
- 75.82Behr is 77
- Hex
- #F6E3C3#F4E1C0 in Behr
The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 1.2 points lower.
Behr and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Cookie Dough reads slightly lighter than Tea Cookie in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Benjamin Moore options
Worth knowing if Cookie Dough is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Macadamia Nut 191ΔE 0.65 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 3.1 points lower.
- Montgomery White HC-33ΔE 0.65 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 3.1 points lower.
- Virginia Beach 917ΔE 0.76 · indistinguishable · The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 4.5 points lower.