Benjamin Moore → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Benjamin Moore Chestnut 2082-10
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Carriage Door (SW 7594), at ΔE 1.91 — near-exact.
Carriage Door is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.91 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 Carriage Door really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.91near-exact
- LRV
- 7.5Benjamin Moore is 8.76
- Hex
- #6E423E#703E3C in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.3 points lower.
Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Carriage Door reads slightly lighter than Chestnut in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Sherwin-Williams options
Worth knowing if Carriage Door is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Red Theatre SW 7584ΔE 2.56 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.5 points lower.
- Crabby Apple SW 7592ΔE 3.90 · close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.2 points lower.
- Red Barn SW 7591ΔE 3.96 · close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Chestnut 2082-10 matched across all 13 brands →