Benjamin Moore → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of Benjamin Moore Weston Flax HC-5
The closest Valspar colour is Heart of Palm (6008-5B), at ΔE 1.13 — near-exact.
Heart of Palm is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.13 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 Heart of Palm really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.13near-exact
- LRV
- 77.57Benjamin Moore is 76.45
- Hex
- #F3E3B7#F2E5BA in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points higher.
Benjamin Moore and Valspar publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Heart of Palm reads slightly darker than Weston Flax in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Valspar options
Worth knowing if Heart of Palm is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Pale Maize 3005-8CΔE 2.15 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.6 points higher.
- Summer Morning 3007-2CΔE 2.22 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 10.1 points higher.
- Lime Kiss 6008-9AΔE 2.25 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.8 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Weston Flax HC-5 matched across all 13 brands →