Sherwin-Williams → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of Sherwin-Williams Topsail SW 6217
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Lookout Point (1646), at ΔE 0.62 — indistinguishable.
Lookout Point is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.62 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 Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore
Most people comparing Sherwin-Williams to Benjamin Moore 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 Lookout Point really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.62indistinguishable
- LRV
- 74.07Sherwin-Williams is 74.9
- Hex
- #DAE3E2#DAE2E0 in Sherwin-Williams
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Lookout Point reads slightly lighter than Topsail in colour space while carrying the lower published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Benjamin Moore options
Worth knowing if Lookout Point is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Winter Ice 866ΔE 0.91 · indistinguishable · The candidate is lighter, more saturated.
- Gray Sky 2131-70ΔE 1.25 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
- Iceberg 2122-50ΔE 1.28 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.8 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Sherwin-Williams Topsail SW 6217 matched across all 13 brands →