Magnolia Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of Magnolia Home Lemony JG-42
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Ray of Light (CSP-910), at ΔE 0.52 — indistinguishable.
Ray of Light is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.52 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 Ray of Light really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.52indistinguishable
- LRV
- 70.76Magnolia Home is 72.71
- Hex
- #F0DFA5#EFDDA3 in Magnolia Home
The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 1.9 points lower.
Magnolia Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Ray of Light reads slightly lighter than Lemony 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 Ray of Light is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Banana Cream 275ΔE 1.11 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.2 points lower.
- Valley View 214ΔE 1.15 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 6.5 points lower.
- Hawthorne Yellow HC-4ΔE 1.23 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.4 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Magnolia Home Lemony JG-42 matched across all 13 brands →