Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Magnolia Home Cut Cedar JG-131

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Benjamin Moore equivalent of Magnolia Home Cut Cedar JG-131

The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Mississippi Mud (2114-20), at ΔE 1.85 — near-exact.

Cut CedarMagnolia Home · JG-131
Mississippi MudBenjamin Moore · 2114-20

Mississippi Mud is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.85 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 Mississippi Mud really is

Delta E (CIEDE2000)
1.85near-exact
LRV
7.41Magnolia Home is 6.81
Hex
#52433E#544744 in Magnolia Home

The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.6 points higher.

Magnolia Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Mississippi Mud reads slightly darker than Cut Cedar 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 Mississippi Mud is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.

  • Incense Stick 2115-20ΔE 1.94 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.4 points higher.
  • Brown Sugar 2112-20ΔE 2.45 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.2 points higher.
  • Brownstone CSP-240ΔE 2.81 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.2 points higher.

Matches in every other brand

See Magnolia Home Cut Cedar JG-131 matched across all 13 brands →