Magnolia Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of Magnolia Home Lemon Leaves JG-62
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Backwoods (469), at ΔE 0.92 — indistinguishable.
Backwoods is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.92 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 Backwoods really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.92indistinguishable
- LRV
- 12.68Magnolia Home is 11.96
- Hex
- #586251#5B6453 in Magnolia Home
The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 0.7 points higher.
Magnolia Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Backwoods reads slightly darker than Lemon Leaves 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 Backwoods is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Boreal Forest AF-480ΔE 2.43 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Vintage Vogue 462ΔE 2.79 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted.
- Jade Romanesque 476ΔE 3.17 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.7 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Magnolia Home Lemon Leaves JG-62 matched across all 13 brands →