Sherwin-Williams → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of Sherwin-Williams African Violet SW 6982
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Your Majesty (1400), at ΔE 1.07 — near-exact.
Your Majesty is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.07 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 Your Majesty really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.07near-exact
- LRV
- 12.27Sherwin-Williams is 10.78
- Hex
- #635083#665385 in Sherwin-Williams
The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.5 points higher.
Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Your Majesty reads slightly darker than African Violet 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 Your Majesty is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Seduction 1399ΔE 2.29 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 3.6 points higher.
- Mauve Bauhaus 1407ΔE 2.29 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.0 points higher.
- Mystical Grape 2071-30ΔE 3.10 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Sherwin-Williams African Violet SW 6982 matched across all 13 brands →