Benjamin Moore → Behr
Behr equivalent of Benjamin Moore West Coast 1671
The closest Behr colour is Winter Lake (550F-5), at ΔE 1.89 — near-exact.
Winter Lake is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.89 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 Behr
Most people comparing Benjamin Moore to Behr 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 Winter Lake really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.89near-exact
- LRV
- 24Benjamin Moore is 24.33
- Hex
- #698B9C#6B8895 in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Benjamin Moore and Behr publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Winter Lake reads slightly lighter than West Coast in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Behr options
Worth knowing if Winter Lake is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Lyric Blue HDC-AC-24ΔE 2.32 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 1.3 points lower.
- Blueprint S470-5ΔE 3.12 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.3 points lower.
- Windy Seas ECC-31-1ΔE 3.37 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 4.3 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore West Coast 1671 matched across all 13 brands →