Benjamin Moore → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of Benjamin Moore Water's Edge 1635
The closest Valspar colour is Maritime Hush (T693), at ΔE 1.24 — near-exact.
Maritime Hush is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.24 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 Valspar
Most people comparing Benjamin Moore 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 Maritime Hush really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.24near-exact
- LRV
- 30.94Benjamin Moore is 31.47
- Hex
- #889AA2#86989E in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.5 points lower.
Benjamin Moore and Valspar publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Maritime Hush reads slightly lighter than Water's Edge in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Valspar options
Worth knowing if Maritime Hush is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Copacabana P067ΔE 2.06 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points higher.
- Blue Twilight 5001-1CΔE 2.14 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.4 points lower.
- Evening Eclipse 4007-3CΔE 2.51 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Water's Edge 1635 matched across all 13 brands →