Benjamin Moore → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Benjamin Moore Dusty Trail 1157
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Fragile Beauty (SW 7553), at ΔE 0.46 — indistinguishable.
Fragile Beauty is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.46 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 Sherwin-Williams
Most people comparing Benjamin Moore to Sherwin-Williams 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 Fragile Beauty really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.46indistinguishable
- LRV
- 69.95Benjamin Moore is 68.79
- Hex
- #E7D7C6#E8D7C6 in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 1.2 points higher.
Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Fragile Beauty reads slightly darker than Dusty Trail in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Sherwin-Williams options
Worth knowing if Fragile Beauty is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Only Natural SW 7596ΔE 1.35 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 2.2 points lower.
- Intricate Ivory SW 6350ΔE 1.72 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.4 points higher.
- Corallite SW 9698ΔE 1.84 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 6.9 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Dusty Trail 1157 matched across all 13 brands →