Behr → Magnolia Home
Magnolia Home equivalent of Behr Velvety Merlot PMD-43
The closest Magnolia Home colour is Create (JG-28), at ΔE 5.27 — noticeably different.
Magnolia Home does not make this colour. Create is the closest option at ΔE 5.27, which is a visibly different colour. If the match matters, have Magnolia Home custom-tint to the Behr formula instead of substituting.
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 Create really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 5.27noticeably different
- LRV
- 8.2Behr is 8
- Hex
- #89353D#794143 in Behr
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated.
Behr and Magnolia Home publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Create reads slightly darker than Velvety Merlot in colour space while carrying the higher 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 Create is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- By the Fireplace JG-29ΔE 5.31 · noticeably different · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.2 points lower.
- Mountain Currant MH-05ΔE 8.37 · noticeably different · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.
- Home at Last JG-30ΔE 9.26 · noticeably different · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.1 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Behr Velvety Merlot PMD-43 matched across all 13 brands →