Benjamin Moore → Glidden
Glidden equivalent of Benjamin Moore Williamsburg Stone CW-25
The closest Glidden colour is Soft Bronze Glow (50YY 55/171), at ΔE 0.51 — indistinguishable.
Soft Bronze Glow is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.51 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 Bronze Glow really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.51indistinguishable
- LRV
- 56.84Benjamin Moore is 56.37
- Hex
- #D2C6A6#D2C7A8 in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness.
Benjamin Moore and Glidden publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Soft Bronze Glow reads slightly darker than Williamsburg Stone 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 Bronze Glow is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Sanctuary PPG1026-2ΔE 1.31 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.1 points higher.
- Soft Suede PPG1103-3ΔE 1.53 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points higher.
- Baked Bread PPG1100-3ΔE 2.02 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.1 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Williamsburg Stone CW-25 matched across all 13 brands →