Benjamin Moore → Glidden
Glidden equivalent of Benjamin Moore White Vanilla 2017-70
The closest Glidden colour is Soft Candlelight (61YY 89/135), at ΔE 1.39 — near-exact.
Soft Candlelight is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.39 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 Glidden
Most people comparing Benjamin Moore to Glidden 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 Soft Candlelight really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.39near-exact
- LRV
- 88.65Benjamin Moore is 86.61
- Hex
- #F9F2D9#FCF4DE in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
Benjamin Moore and Glidden publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Soft Candlelight reads slightly darker than White Vanilla in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Glidden options
Worth knowing if Soft Candlelight is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- North Star White 67YY 89/124ΔE 1.44 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.9 points higher.
- Summer Haze Light 44YY 87/118ΔE 1.61 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift.
- Vanilla Custard 60YY 83/125ΔE 1.73 · near-exact · The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 2.6 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore White Vanilla 2017-70 matched across all 13 brands →