Benjamin Moore → PPG
PPG equivalent of Benjamin Moore Van Deusen Blue HC-156
The closest PPG colour is America's Cup Navy (10BB 11/126), at ΔE 1.64 — near-exact.
America's Cup Navy is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.64 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 Benjamin Moore and PPG
Most people comparing Benjamin Moore to PPG 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 America's Cup Navy really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.64near-exact
- LRV
- 11Benjamin Moore is 11.97
- Hex
- #4D5E72#485B6E in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
Benjamin Moore and PPG publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: America's Cup Navy reads slightly lighter than Van Deusen Blue in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other PPG options
Worth knowing if America's Cup Navy is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Blue Fjord PPG1163-6ΔE 2.39 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated.
- Goblin PPG1040-7ΔE 4.24 · close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Sophisticated Navy 30BB 10/075ΔE 4.52 · close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Van Deusen Blue HC-156 matched across all 13 brands →