Benjamin Moore → PPG
PPG equivalent of Benjamin Moore Yellow Bisque 220
The closest PPG colour is Caramelized Pears (PPG1105-3), at ΔE 0.85 — indistinguishable.
Caramelized Pears is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.85 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 Caramelized Pears really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.85indistinguishable
- LRV
- 66Benjamin Moore is 65.89
- Hex
- #E7D5AD#E8D6AB in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness, more muted.
Benjamin Moore and PPG publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Caramelized Pears reads slightly darker than Yellow Bisque 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 Caramelized Pears is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Costa Mesa Yellow 45YY 67/259ΔE 1.31 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.1 points higher.
- Foothills PPG1105-4ΔE 1.65 · near-exact · The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 4.9 points lower.
- Fairest Of Gold 40YY 71/258ΔE 1.93 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 5.1 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Yellow Bisque 220 matched across all 13 brands →