Magnolia Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of Magnolia Home Castle Cream CC-02
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is French Macaroon (CSP-335), at ΔE 0.59 — indistinguishable.
French Macaroon is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.59 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 French Macaroon really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.59indistinguishable
- LRV
- 73.91Magnolia Home is 74.44
- Hex
- #EAE1D0#E8DFCF in Magnolia Home
The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 0.5 points lower.
Magnolia Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: French Macaroon reads slightly lighter than Castle Cream 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 French Macaroon is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- First Crush CSP-310ΔE 0.79 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.5 points lower.
- Maritime White 963ΔE 1.03 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.8 points lower.
- Cake Batter CSP-215ΔE 1.11 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Magnolia Home Castle Cream CC-02 matched across all 13 brands →