Benjamin Moore → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Benjamin Moore Wind's Breath 981
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Oat Milk (SW 9501), at ΔE 0.47 — indistinguishable.
Oat Milk is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.47 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
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 Oat Milk really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.47indistinguishable
- LRV
- 70.33Benjamin Moore is 69.6
- Hex
- #DEDACD#DFDBCD in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Oat Milk reads slightly darker than Wind's Breath 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 Oat Milk is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Natural Choice SW 7011ΔE 0.88 · indistinguishable · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 3.4 points higher.
- Oyster White SW 7637ΔE 0.91 · indistinguishable · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 2.9 points higher.
- Arrowroote SW 9502ΔE 1.21 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.9 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Wind's Breath 981 matched across all 13 brands →