Benjamin Moore → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Benjamin Moore Carriage Red CW-250
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Rustic Red (SW 7593), at ΔE 0.44 — indistinguishable.
Rustic Red is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.44 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 Rustic Red really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.44indistinguishable
- LRV
- 5.83Benjamin Moore is 7.69
- Hex
- #703229#713128 in Benjamin Moore
Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 1.9 points lower.
Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Rustic Red reads slightly lighter than Carriage Red 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 Rustic Red is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Crabby Apple SW 7592ΔE 2.62 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points lower.
- Fireweed SW 6328ΔE 2.65 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.5 points lower.
- Roycroft Copper Red SW 2839ΔE 3.25 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Carriage Red CW-250 matched across all 13 brands →