Benjamin Moore → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Benjamin Moore Pink Damask 890
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is White Flour (SW 7102), at ΔE 0.83 — indistinguishable.
White Flour is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.83 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 White Flour really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.83indistinguishable
- LRV
- 86.54Benjamin Moore is 85.46
- Hex
- #F4EFE5#F6F0E7 in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points higher.
Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: White Flour reads slightly darker than Pink Damask 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 White Flour is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Frost Bite SW 9505ΔE 0.92 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.4 points higher.
- Arcade White SW 7100ΔE 1.00 · indistinguishable · The candidate is darker, more muted.
- Whitetail SW 7103ΔE 1.22 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Pink Damask 890 matched across all 13 brands →