Benjamin Moore → PPG
PPG equivalent of Benjamin Moore Winter Sunshine 345
The closest PPG colour is Silk Star (PPG1108-2), at ΔE 1.20 — near-exact.
Silk Star is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.20 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 PPG
Most people comparing Benjamin Moore to PPG 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 Silk Star really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.20near-exact
- LRV
- 82Benjamin Moore is 81.71
- Hex
- #F5EEC6#F9EFC5 in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.
Benjamin Moore and PPG publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Silk Star reads slightly darker than Winter Sunshine in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other PPG options
Worth knowing if Silk Star is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Joyful PPG1107-2ΔE 1.40 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Banana Pudding PPG1212-2ΔE 1.99 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.3 points higher.
- Banana Brulee PPG1214-3ΔE 2.18 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.7 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Winter Sunshine 345 matched across all 13 brands →