Benjamin Moore → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of Benjamin Moore Yellow Haze 2017-50
The closest Valspar colour is Lemon Bars (V052-1), at ΔE 0.69 — indistinguishable.
Lemon Bars is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.69 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 Lemon Bars really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.69indistinguishable
- LRV
- 75.73Benjamin Moore is 73.16
- Hex
- #FFDCA7#FFDDA6 in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.6 points higher.
Benjamin Moore and Valspar publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Lemon Bars reads slightly darker than Yellow Haze 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 Lemon Bars is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Cha-Cha-Cha V014-1ΔE 0.85 · indistinguishable · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.5 points higher.
- Apricot Mousse 3002-4BΔE 0.98 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.5 points higher.
- Shoreline 3006-6BΔE 1.41 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 1.5 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Yellow Haze 2017-50 matched across all 13 brands →