Magnolia Home → Behr
Behr equivalent of Magnolia Home Elemental JG-129
The closest Behr colour is Cardamom Spice (PPU5-17), at ΔE 0.48 — indistinguishable.
Cardamom Spice is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.48 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 Behr
Most people comparing Magnolia Home to Behr 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 Cardamom Spice really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.48indistinguishable
- LRV
- 18Magnolia Home is 17.66
- Hex
- #837165#847165 in Magnolia Home
Nearly the same lightness.
Magnolia Home and Behr publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Cardamom Spice reads slightly darker than Elemental in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Behr options
Worth knowing if Cardamom Spice is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Oakwood Brown 770B-6ΔE 1.93 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Antique Earth PPU5-03ΔE 2.24 · very close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.7 points lower.
- Whiskey Barrel N230-6ΔE 2.25 · very close · 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 Elemental JG-129 matched across all 13 brands →