Benjamin Moore → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of Benjamin Moore Windham Cream HC-6
The closest Valspar colour is Desert Flower (6008-5A), at ΔE 0.36 — indistinguishable.
Desert Flower is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.36 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 Valspar
Most people comparing Benjamin Moore to Valspar 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 Desert Flower really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.36indistinguishable
- LRV
- 81.27Benjamin Moore is 79.04
- Hex
- #F4E8C7#F5E9C7 in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 2.2 points higher.
Benjamin Moore and Valspar publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Desert Flower reads slightly darker than Windham Cream in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Valspar options
Worth knowing if Desert Flower is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Yellow Bliss 3008-4CΔE 1.45 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 6.6 points higher.
- Cream Puff V016-1ΔE 1.49 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 8.5 points higher.
- Lemon Cream 3006-4CΔE 2.09 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.7 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Windham Cream HC-6 matched across all 13 brands →