Benjamin Moore → PPG
PPG equivalent of Benjamin Moore Walk on the Beach® CSP-975
The closest PPG colour is Bulletin Board (PPG12-04), at ΔE 0.58 — indistinguishable.
Bulletin Board is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.58 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 Bulletin Board really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.58indistinguishable
- LRV
- 48Benjamin Moore is 47.82
- Hex
- #D4B57F#D5B781 in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is darker.
Benjamin Moore and PPG publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Bulletin Board reads slightly darker than Walk on the Beach® in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other PPG options
Worth knowing if Bulletin Board is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Wild Honey 30YY 46/304ΔE 0.91 · indistinguishable · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.8 points lower.
- Hummus PPG16-10ΔE 1.29 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 4.2 points higher.
- Honey Bunny PPG1090-3ΔE 1.60 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.2 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Walk on the Beach® CSP-975 matched across all 13 brands →