Sherwin-Williams → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of Sherwin-Williams Rayo de Sol SW 9020
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Imperial Yellow (314), at ΔE 1.82 — near-exact.
Imperial Yellow is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.82 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 Imperial Yellow really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.82near-exact
- LRV
- 57.89Sherwin-Williams is 59.51
- Hex
- #FCC550#F4C454 in Sherwin-Williams
The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.6 points lower.
Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Imperial Yellow reads slightly lighter than Rayo de Sol 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 Imperial Yellow is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Luminous Days 300ΔE 2.16 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 7.1 points lower.
- Firefly 299ΔE 2.21 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.8 points lower.
- Happily Ever After 173ΔE 2.87 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Sherwin-Williams Rayo de Sol SW 9020 matched across all 13 brands →