Benjamin Moore → Behr
Behr equivalent of Benjamin Moore Whitewater Bay OC-70
The closest Behr colour is New House White (RD-W10), at ΔE 0.95 — indistinguishable.
New House White is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.95 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 New House White really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.95indistinguishable
- LRV
- 85Benjamin Moore is 84.65
- Hex
- #F1EDE7#F4EFEA in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift.
Benjamin Moore and Behr publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: New House White reads slightly darker than Whitewater Bay in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Behr options
Worth knowing if New House White is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Shea RD-W09ΔE 1.04 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 4.3 points higher.
- Luster White W-B-600ΔE 1.05 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.4 points higher.
- Silk Pillow PWN-15ΔE 1.26 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.4 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Whitewater Bay OC-70 matched across all 13 brands →