To put that in example form, if you chose a popular Benjamin Moore paint colour like Stonington Gray, which is MADE with black, and had it made with Sherwin William’s paint, you wouldn’t get a perfect colour match because they would be using a different type of black to make it. Sherwin Williams black has a wee hint of blue in it. Not only that, but some companies use different COLOURANTS or tints to make up their colours, ie. Paint Colour Review: Sherwin Williams Sea Salt This might make Kermit the Frog happy, but I’ll safely assume you don’t like to eat flies or date pigs, which means you may want to get Sherwin William’s version of their own colour which casts that bit more blue in comparison. Just LOOK at the variation in undertones! The Benjamin Moore match has more green, which means that if you had a south-facing room, it could look even greener. Let’s take a look at Sherwin Williams Sea Salt…ġ0 Questions to Ask BEFORE You Hire a Painter Paint Colour Review of Benjamin Moore Edgecomb Gray However, they should be making customers aware that they can’t create a perfect match. This isn’t Sherwin Williams fault, it’s just not their paint colour. In the above example, while both samples are still wet (I mean, they aren’t literally STILL wet, surely they’ve dried by now), you can see that Sherwin William’s version of Edgecomb Gray is considerably warmer than the actual colour from Benjamin Moore.
Paint companies often use different ingredients in their bases, so you’re not necessarily working with the same foundation when you move to a different brand. The LRV of a paint colour would directly relate to the base needed to create it.
Base 1 is used to make white/light colours right up to Base 4 which is used to make dark paint colours. So, you know how paint cans on the shelf have ‘ Base 1, Base 2, Base 3, Base 4′ or something to that effect written on them? Well, that’s the BASE that’s needed to create a certain depth of colour. Why? Well, the main reason is that most paint companies use different BASES. Whether a paint company has a computerized matching system or does it by eyeball, it’s rarely accurate. Paint companies are terrible at matching each other’s colours There, that was easy! I mean, you CAN, but that doesn’t mean you SHOULD. Can I get a paint colour from one brand made by another brand?
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