Sherwin-Williams → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of Sherwin-Williams Resonant Blue SW 6954
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Dream I Can Fly (769), at ΔE 0.96 — indistinguishable.
Dream I Can Fly is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.96 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 Dream I Can Fly really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.96indistinguishable
- LRV
- 31.24Sherwin-Williams is 29.52
- Hex
- #1FA0C1#01A2C6 in Sherwin-Williams
The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 1.7 points higher.
Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Dream I Can Fly reads slightly darker than Resonant Blue in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Benjamin Moore options
Worth knowing if Dream I Can Fly is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Yosemite Blue 2059-40ΔE 1.32 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points higher.
- Toronto Blue 2060-40ΔE 3.35 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.5 points higher.
- Cool Blue 2058-40ΔE 3.47 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted.
Matches in every other brand
See Sherwin-Williams Resonant Blue SW 6954 matched across all 13 brands →