Magnolia Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of Magnolia Home Cabbage Rose JG-26
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Sweet Romance (1192), at ΔE 1.48 — near-exact.
Sweet Romance is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.48 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 Magnolia Home and Benjamin Moore
Most people comparing Magnolia Home 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 Sweet Romance really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.48near-exact
- LRV
- 59.45Magnolia Home is 59.94
- Hex
- #E8C5B8#EAC3B7 in Magnolia Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
Magnolia Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Sweet Romance reads slightly lighter than Cabbage Rose 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 Sweet Romance is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Frosted Rose 044ΔE 1.52 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 1.3 points higher.
- August Sunrise 030ΔE 1.62 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.5 points lower.
- Conch Shell 052ΔE 2.49 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.7 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Magnolia Home Cabbage Rose JG-26 matched across all 13 brands →