Benjamin Moore → Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Benjamin Moore Kendall Charcoal HC-166
The closest Sherwin-Williams colour is Storm Warning (SW 9555), at ΔE 0.92 — indistinguishable.
Storm Warning is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.92 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 Storm Warning really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.92indistinguishable
- LRV
- 13.74Benjamin Moore is 14.61
- Hex
- #696863#676662 in Benjamin Moore
The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 0.9 points lower.
Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Storm Warning reads slightly lighter than Kendall Charcoal 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 Storm Warning is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Grizzle Gray SW 7068ΔE 1.79 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.8 points lower.
- Pepper Shaker VS 435ΔE 1.79 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.8 points lower.
- Night Owl SW 7061ΔE 2.35 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.8 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Benjamin Moore Kendall Charcoal HC-166 matched across all 13 brands →