Magnolia Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of Magnolia Home Wellington Green JG-66
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Rainy Afternoon (1575), at ΔE 1.66 — near-exact.
Rainy Afternoon is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.66 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 Rainy Afternoon really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.66near-exact
- LRV
- 15.2Magnolia Home is 14.43
- Hex
- #646B61#676C5F in Magnolia Home
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points higher.
Magnolia Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Rainy Afternoon reads slightly darker than Wellington Green 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 Rainy Afternoon is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Sharkskin 2139-30ΔE 3.11 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.7 points higher.
- Millstone Gray 1581ΔE 3.52 · close · The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.5 points higher.
- Castle Peak Gray 1561ΔE 3.97 · close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See Magnolia Home Wellington Green JG-66 matched across all 13 brands →