Sherwin-Williams → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of Sherwin-Williams Tin Lizzie SW 9163
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Rainstorm (CSP-50), at ΔE 0.52 — indistinguishable.
Rainstorm is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.52 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 Rainstorm really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.52indistinguishable
- LRV
- 30.16Sherwin-Williams is 29.76
- Hex
- #929591#939591 in Sherwin-Williams
Nearly the same lightness.
Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Rainstorm reads slightly darker than Tin Lizzie 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 Rainstorm is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Wall Street CSP-20ΔE 1.94 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more muted.
- Stonybrook 1566ΔE 3.46 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Tucker Gray CW-705ΔE 3.52 · close · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.4 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Sherwin-Williams Tin Lizzie SW 9163 matched across all 13 brands →