Benjamin Moore → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Benjamin Moore Cumulus Cloud 1550
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Colonnade Gray (SW 7641), at ΔE 1.00 — indistinguishable.
Colonnade Gray is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.00 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 Colonnade Gray really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.00indistinguishable
- LRV
- 53.04Benjamin Moore is 52.31
- Hex
- #C6C0B6#C5C1B8 in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. 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: Colonnade Gray reads slightly darker than Cumulus Cloud 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 Colonnade Gray is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Silverplate SW 7649ΔE 1.54 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted.
- Roycroft Mist Gray SW 2844ΔE 1.68 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
- Skyline Steel SW 1015ΔE 1.74 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Cumulus Cloud 1550 matched across all 13 brands →