Magnolia Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of Magnolia Home Secondhand Find JG-81
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Vanderberg Blue (721), at ΔE 0.76 — indistinguishable.
Vanderberg Blue is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 0.76 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 Vanderberg Blue really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 0.76indistinguishable
- LRV
- 11.1Magnolia Home is 9.57
- Hex
- #465A5D#455B5F in Magnolia Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 1.5 points higher.
Magnolia Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Vanderberg Blue reads slightly darker than Secondhand Find 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 Vanderberg Blue is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Yorktowne Green HC-133ΔE 0.76 · indistinguishable · Nearly the same lightness, more muted. Its LRV is 1.5 points higher.
- Olympus Green 679ΔE 2.35 · very close · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
- Amazon Green 2136-30ΔE 2.48 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 0.6 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
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