Benjamin Moore → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Benjamin Moore White Dove OC-17
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Cold Foam (SW 9504), at ΔE 1.04 — near-exact.
Cold Foam is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.04 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 Sherwin-Williams
White Dove is the most-searched paint colour in the catalogue, and the one people most often need to reproduce somewhere else. It is a warm off-white that stays quiet in almost any light — which is exactly why substituting it is risky. Get the undertone wrong and the whole room turns cream or grey.
Most people comparing Benjamin Moore to Sherwin-Williams 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 Cold Foam really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.04near-exact
- LRV
- 84Benjamin Moore is 83.16
- Hex
- #EFECE3#EFEEE5 in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points higher.
Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Cold Foam reads slightly darker than White Dove in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Sherwin-Williams options
Worth knowing if Cold Foam is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Cotton SW 9581ΔE 1.12 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift.
- Alabaster SW 7008ΔE 1.24 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.9 points lower.
- Pure White SW 7005ΔE 1.44 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 0.8 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore White Dove OC-17 matched across all 13 brands →