Sherwin-Williams → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of Sherwin-Williams Patience SW 7555
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Brandy Cream (1030), at ΔE 0.79 — indistinguishable.
Brandy Cream is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.79 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 Brandy Cream really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.79indistinguishable
- LRV
- 66.28Sherwin-Williams is 66.66
- Hex
- #E2D4C2#E2D3BF in Sherwin-Williams
Nearly the same lightness, more muted.
Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Brandy Cream reads slightly lighter than Patience 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 Brandy Cream is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Bayshore Beige 1079ΔE 1.26 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift.
- Carlisle Cream 1031ΔE 1.29 · near-exact · The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 4.7 points lower.
- Cayman Islands 952ΔE 1.47 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Sherwin-Williams Patience SW 7555 matched across all 13 brands →