Sherwin-Williams → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of Sherwin-Williams Naples Yellow SW 9021
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Country Comfort (305), at ΔE 1.11 — near-exact.
Country Comfort is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.11 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 Country Comfort really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.11near-exact
- LRV
- 66.95Sherwin-Williams is 69.02
- Hex
- #F9D795#F6D58F in Sherwin-Williams
The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.1 points lower.
Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Country Comfort reads slightly lighter than Naples Yellow 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 Country Comfort is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Honeywheat 179ΔE 1.28 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 1.7 points lower.
- Sweet Butter 171ΔE 1.36 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 0.6 points higher.
- Crowne Hill Yellow 312ΔE 1.66 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.4 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Sherwin-Williams Naples Yellow SW 9021 matched across all 13 brands →