Benjamin Moore → Magnolia Home
Magnolia Home equivalent of Benjamin Moore Yosemite Yellow 215
The closest Magnolia Home colour is Heirloom Yellow (JG-43), at ΔE 1.87 — near-exact.
Heirloom Yellow is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.87 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 Magnolia Home
Most people comparing Benjamin Moore to Magnolia Home 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 Heirloom Yellow really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.87near-exact
- LRV
- 58.37Benjamin Moore is 57.19
- Hex
- #DBC97F#E1CA84 in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.2 points higher.
Benjamin Moore and Magnolia Home publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Heirloom Yellow reads slightly darker than Yosemite Yellow in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Sampled from manufacturer image — treat the swatch above as indicative and confirm against a physical sample.
Other Magnolia Home options
Worth knowing if Heirloom Yellow is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Amber JG-39ΔE 2.41 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 6.8 points higher.
- Cottage Feel JG-40ΔE 3.58 · close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points higher.
- Lemony JG-42ΔE 5.17 · noticeably different · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 15.5 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Yosemite Yellow 215 matched across all 13 brands →