Sherwin-Williams → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of Sherwin-Williams Tantalizing Teal SW 6937
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is South Beach (2043-50), at ΔE 0.46 — indistinguishable.
South Beach is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.46 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 South Beach really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.46indistinguishable
- LRV
- 60.16Sherwin-Williams is 60.59
- Hex
- #89DCCD#87DCCE in Sherwin-Williams
Nearly the same lightness.
Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: South Beach reads slightly lighter than Tantalizing Teal 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 South Beach is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Scuba Green 2046-50ΔE 0.93 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Green Coral 2045-50ΔE 1.06 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated.
- Caribe Green 2042-50ΔE 1.13 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.6 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Sherwin-Williams Tantalizing Teal SW 6937 matched across all 13 brands →