Magnolia Home → Valspar
Valspar equivalent of Magnolia Home Regal Leaf JG-72
The closest Valspar colour is Sherwood Forest (8003-34G), at ΔE 1.25 — near-exact.
Sherwood Forest is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.25 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 Valspar
Most people comparing Magnolia Home to Valspar 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 Sherwood Forest really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.25near-exact
- LRV
- 10Magnolia Home is 9.84
- Hex
- #4F5B51#4D5C52 in Magnolia Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
Magnolia Home and Valspar publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Sherwood Forest reads slightly darker than Regal Leaf in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Valspar options
Worth knowing if Sherwood Forest is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Jade Sea 8003-36FΔE 1.49 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
- Prehistoric V100-6ΔE 2.71 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.6 points lower.
- Capers T608ΔE 2.86 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See Magnolia Home Regal Leaf JG-72 matched across all 13 brands →