Comparison

Walk on the Beach® vs Independent Gold

Benjamin Moore CSP-975 and Sherwin-Williams SW 6401, ΔE 2.65 apart

Benjamin Moore Walk on the Beach® CSP-975 on a wall, hex #D5B781
Walk on the Beach® Benjamin Moore CSP-975
Sherwin-Williams Independent Gold SW 6401 on a wall, hex #D2BA83
Independent Gold Sherwin-Williams SW 6401
Zeytin’s verdict · ΔE 2.65Close cousins. Paint a sample of each before you choose.

Benjamin Moore Walk on the Beach® (CSP-975) and Sherwin-Williams Independent Gold (SW 6401) measure a delta-E of 2.65 apart. Independent Gold is 2.8 LRV points lighter, which is the difference you notice first. Both carry a similar amount of color, at chroma 31.6 and 31. Close, but a large sample of each will show the gap, particularly against white trim. If you need the Walk on the Beach® depth in Sherwin-Williams's line, start from its LRV of 47.8 rather than matching by name.

Is Benjamin Moore Walk on the Beach® the same color as Sherwin-Williams Independent Gold?

Not quite, but close - Benjamin Moore Walk on the Beach® and Sherwin-Williams Independent Gold are delta-E 2.65 apart, close enough that most rooms would not show the difference.

What is the delta-E between Benjamin Moore Walk on the Beach® and Sherwin-Williams Independent Gold?

The measured color distance between Benjamin Moore Walk on the Beach® and Sherwin-Williams Independent Gold is delta-E 2.65.

Which is lighter, Benjamin Moore Walk on the Beach® or Sherwin-Williams Independent Gold?

Sherwin-Williams Independent Gold is lighter than Benjamin Moore Walk on the Beach® by 2.8 points of light reflectance (LRV).

CLOSEST PAIRΔE 2.65 Walk on the Beach® and Independent Gold
LIGHTESTIndependent Gold LRV 50.6
DARKESTWalk on the Beach® LRV 47.8
SPREAD2.8LRV points

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measured values
Walk on the Beach® Independent Gold
Brand Benjamin Moore Sherwin-Williams
Code CSP-975 SW 6401
Hex #D5B781 #D2BA83
Light reflectance 47.8 50.6
Undertone yellow yellow
Chroma 31.6 31.0
Hue angle 84.0° 88.6°
Color family orange orange

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