Benjamin Moore → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist 1549
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Winter Walk (SW 9628), at ΔE 0.63 — indistinguishable.
Winter Walk is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.63 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
Balboa Mist is the light warm grey that reads differently in every room it goes into, which is why people research it so heavily before committing. A replacement needs to hold the warmth; the cool greys nearby are not interchangeable with it.
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 Winter Walk really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.63indistinguishable
- LRV
- 66.38Benjamin Moore is 65.53
- Hex
- #D8D5CC#DAD6CC in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 0.8 points higher.
Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Winter Walk reads slightly darker than Balboa Mist 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 Winter Walk is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Limewash SW 9589ΔE 1.02 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.3 points higher.
- Drift of Mist SW 9166ΔE 1.06 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 3.6 points higher.
- City Loft SW 7631ΔE 1.27 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.9 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist 1549 matched across all 13 brands →