Benjamin Moore → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of Benjamin Moore Woodland White 463
The closest Valspar colour is New Baby Smell (T657), at ΔE 0.49 — indistinguishable.
New Baby Smell is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.49 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 New Baby Smell really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.49indistinguishable
- LRV
- 77.66Benjamin Moore is 76.96
- Hex
- #E1E6DA#E2E7DC in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
Benjamin Moore and Valspar publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: New Baby Smell reads slightly darker than Woodland White 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 New Baby Smell is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Acropolis 7005-4ΔE 0.92 · indistinguishable · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 4.5 points higher.
- Alpine Peak V099-1ΔE 2.02 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.4 points higher.
- Jasmine Rice T667ΔE 2.12 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 1.3 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Woodland White 463 matched across all 13 brands →