Magnolia Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of Magnolia Home Locally Sown JG-112
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Athena (858), at ΔE 0.59 — indistinguishable.
Athena 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 Athena really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.59indistinguishable
- LRV
- 68.64Magnolia Home is 68.84
- Hex
- #DDD9CE#DDD8CC in Magnolia Home
Nearly the same lightness.
Magnolia Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Athena reads slightly lighter than Locally Sown 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 Athena is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Pale Oak OC-20ΔE 0.59 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness.
- Balboa Mist 1549ΔE 0.99 · indistinguishable · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 3.3 points lower.
- Light Pewter 1464ΔE 1.12 · near-exact · Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 1.3 points lower.
Matches in every other brand
See Magnolia Home Locally Sown JG-112 matched across all 13 brands →