Magnolia Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of Magnolia Home Weathered Windmill JG-15
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Platinum Gray (HC-179), at ΔE 1.49 — near-exact.
Platinum Gray is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.49 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 Platinum Gray really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.49near-exact
- LRV
- 39.64Magnolia Home is 39.54
- Hex
- #A8A9A3#A6AAA4 in Magnolia Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift.
Magnolia Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Platinum Gray reads slightly darker than Weathered Windmill 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 Platinum Gray is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Sabre Gray 1482ΔE 1.70 · near-exact · The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.3 points lower.
- Pearl CW-640ΔE 2.76 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.5 points higher.
- Cape May Cobblestone 1474ΔE 3.12 · very close · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.6 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See Magnolia Home Weathered Windmill JG-15 matched across all 13 brands →