Benjamin Moore → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Benjamin Moore Broadway Lights 298
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Yellow Bird (SW 9022), at ΔE 1.40 — near-exact.
Yellow Bird is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.40 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 Yellow Bird really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.40near-exact
- LRV
- 63.84Benjamin Moore is 63.63
- Hex
- #F1CD7B#F3D27F in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift.
Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Yellow Bird reads slightly darker than Broadway Lights 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 Yellow Bird is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Honey Bees SW 9018ΔE 1.54 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 6.5 points higher.
- Midday SW 6695ΔE 1.57 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 6.8 points higher.
- Solaria SW 6688ΔE 2.35 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 6.2 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Broadway Lights 298 matched across all 13 brands →