GlossAtlas

Compare paint finishes across brands

A can that says "Satin" tells you where a finish sits in one company's range, not how glossy it is. Each manufacturer sets its own gloss numbers for its own sheen names, so two "Satin" finishes can measure differently, and a "Satin" from one brand can measure like an "Eggshell" from another. GlossAtlas puts the manufacturers' published figures side by side, at the same measurement angle, for Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, Behr, Valspar.

Same name, different published range

Each table shows what every brand publishes for each sheen name at one angle. "Not published at 60°" (or 85°) means the brand measured that finish at the other angle only; "not in dataset" means GlossAtlas has no finish with that name for the brand. Nothing is converted between angles.

Published at 60° (gloss units)
Sheen nameSherwin-WilliamsBenjamin MooreBehrValspar
Flatnot published at 60° Emerald0–5 Duration Homenot published at 60° Regal Select0–5 Premium Plus0–5 Signaturenot published at 60° Ultra
Matte0–5 Emeraldnot published at 60° Duration Homenot published at 60° Auranot published at 60° Regal Select2–5 Marqueenot in dataset
Eggshellnot in datasetnot published at 60° Auranot published at 60° Regal Select7–13 Marquee7–12 Premium Plusnot published at 60° Signaturenot published at 60° Ultra
Pearlnot in dataset20–30 Regal Selectnot in datasetnot in dataset
Satinnot published at 60° Emeraldnot published at 60° Duration Home28–38 Aura15–25 Marquee15–25 Premium Plus20–30 Signature22–32 Ultra
Semi-Gloss35–45 Emerald35–45 Duration Home50–60 Aura50–60 Regal Select45–55 Marquee45–55 Premium Plus40–55 Signature41–51 Ultra
Published at 85° (gloss units)
Sheen nameSherwin-WilliamsBenjamin MooreBehrValspar
Flat0–4 Emerald1–5 Duration Home1–4 Regal Select0–5 Premium Plus0–7 Signature0–6 Ultra
Matte4–8 Emerald2–7 Duration Home3–6 Aura3–5 Regal Select2–5 Marqueenot in dataset
Eggshellnot in dataset10–22 Aura15–22 Regal Select16–22 Marquee17–22 Premium Plus12–22 Signature10–20 Ultra
Satin10–20 Emerald15–20 Duration Homenot published at 85° Auranot published at 85° Marqueenot published at 85° Premium Plus35–40 Signaturenot published at 85° Ultra

The clearest case is "Satin". At 60°, 5 Satin finishes are published: Behr Marquee 15–25, Behr Premium Plus 15–25, Valspar Signature 20–30, Valspar Ultra 22–32 and Benjamin Moore Aura 28–38. Some of these ranges overlap and some do not. At 85°, 3 are published: Sherwin-Williams Emerald 10–20, Sherwin-Williams Duration Home 15–20 and Valspar Signature 35–40. Some of these ranges overlap. Some same-name comparisons are not possible at all: when one brand publishes a finish at 85° only and another at 60° only, there is no same-angle figure to compare, and GlossAtlas says so instead of guessing.

How "closest" is decided

Comparisons worth reading first

Any two brands can be compared in the live tool. These few have their own page because they show a different lesson each. Each page answers both directions of the question.

Curated comparisons and what each one shows
ComparisonPublished rangesResult
Sherwin-Williams Emerald Satin vs. Benjamin Moore Aura Eggshell10–20 vs 10–22 at 85°Strong overlap 10 gloss units shared
Sherwin-Williams Emerald Satin vs. Valspar Signature Eggshell10–20 vs 12–22 at 85°Strong overlap 8 gloss units shared
Benjamin Moore Aura Satin vs. Behr Marquee Satin28–38 vs 15–25 at 60°Nearest range, no overlap 3 gloss units flatter

Related reading: why "Satin" isn't the same sheen in every brand, 60° vs 85°, and how to switch brands without relying on finish names.

The table shows what each brand publishes. These pages measure how often the names agree, where they diverge, and what the numbers cannot tell you.

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