Behr → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of Behr Wistful Beige 250A-2
The closest Valspar colour is Serious Moonlight (V087-1), at ΔE 0.46 — indistinguishable.
Serious Moonlight is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.46 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 Valspar
Most people comparing Behr to Valspar 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 Serious Moonlight really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.46indistinguishable
- LRV
- 84.28Behr is 84
- Hex
- #FBEADB#FCEADA in Behr
Nearly the same lightness.
Behr and Valspar publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Serious Moonlight reads slightly darker than Wistful Beige in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Valspar options
Worth knowing if Serious Moonlight is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Abalone Pink 7002-17ΔE 0.64 · indistinguishable · The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 1.9 points lower.
- Seven Veils V085-1ΔE 1.57 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 3.0 points lower.
- Subtle Peach 2003-8CΔE 1.84 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.7 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Behr Wistful Beige 250A-2 matched across all 13 brands →