Benjamin Moore → PPG
PPG equivalent of Benjamin Moore Venezuelan Sea 2054-30
The closest PPG colour is Caribbean Holiday (PPG13-28), at ΔE 1.25 — near-exact.
Caribbean Holiday is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.25 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 Caribbean Holiday really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.25near-exact
- LRV
- 13Benjamin Moore is 14.08
- Hex
- #1C6B75#006B76 in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 1.1 points lower.
Benjamin Moore and PPG publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Caribbean Holiday reads slightly lighter than Venezuelan Sea 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 Caribbean Holiday is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Tahitian Treat PPG1147-7ΔE 2.90 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.1 points lower.
- Caribbean Splash PPG1150-7ΔE 3.67 · close · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.1 points lower.
- Hypnotic Sea PPG1234-7ΔE 4.97 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.9 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Venezuelan Sea 2054-30 matched across all 13 brands →