Magnolia Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of Magnolia Home Olive Grove JG-09
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Nicolson Green (CW-500), at ΔE 1.80 — near-exact.
Nicolson Green is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.80 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 Nicolson Green really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.80near-exact
- LRV
- 21.68Magnolia Home is 21.47
- Hex
- #75806A#798370 in Magnolia Home
The candidate is darker, more saturated.
Magnolia Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Nicolson Green reads slightly darker than Olive Grove 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 Nicolson Green is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Rosepine 461ΔE 2.06 · very close · The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 0.7 points lower.
- Cambridge Green 468ΔE 2.10 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated.
- Avon Green HC-126ΔE 2.10 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated.
Matches in every other brand
See Magnolia Home Olive Grove JG-09 matched across all 13 brands →