Sherwin-Williams → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of Sherwin-Williams Confident Yellow SW 6911
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Sunshine (2021-30), at ΔE 0.81 — indistinguishable.
Sunshine is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.81 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 Sunshine really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.81indistinguishable
- LRV
- 60.81Sherwin-Williams is 63.67
- Hex
- #FFCE0B#FECB01 in Sherwin-Williams
The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.9 points lower.
Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Sunshine reads slightly lighter than Confident Yellow 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 Sunshine is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Abstracta 322ΔE 1.33 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 6.1 points lower.
- Viking Yellow 321ΔE 1.73 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 0.5 points lower.
- Lemon 2021-20ΔE 2.57 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 9.2 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Sherwin-Williams Confident Yellow SW 6911 matched across all 13 brands →