Benjamin Moore → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Benjamin Moore Lion Heart 306
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is June Day (SW 6682), at ΔE 0.88 — indistinguishable.
June Day is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.88 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 June Day really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.88indistinguishable
- LRV
- 62.74Benjamin Moore is 59.8
- Hex
- #F6C973#F5CA79 in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.9 points higher.
Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: June Day reads slightly darker than Lion Heart 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 June Day is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Afternoon SW 6675ΔE 1.38 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.8 points higher.
- Pollen Powder SW 9014ΔE 2.09 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 8.0 points higher.
- Yellow Bird SW 9022ΔE 2.12 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Lion Heart 306 matched across all 13 brands →