Benjamin Moore → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Benjamin Moore Pineapple Smoothy 142
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Honeypot (SW 9663), at ΔE 0.98 — indistinguishable.
Honeypot is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.98 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 Honeypot really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.98indistinguishable
- LRV
- 74.88Benjamin Moore is 74.19
- Hex
- #F6DEB3#FAE0B2 in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Honeypot reads slightly darker than Pineapple Smoothy 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 Honeypot is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Banana Cream SW 6673ΔE 1.29 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
- They call it Mellow SW 9015ΔE 1.64 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.9 points higher.
- Friendly Yellow SW 6680ΔE 1.85 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.8 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Pineapple Smoothy 142 matched across all 13 brands →