Bar Harbor Beige
1032 · #CFBCA4 · LRV 51 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Pashmina44
- 3Bar Harbor Beige51
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Bar Harbor Beige, Really?
Bar Harbor Beige reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1032 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Bar Harbor Beige
Bar Harbor Beige is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Bar Harbor Beige
At LRV 51, Bar Harbor Beige is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Bar Harbor Beige are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 1032 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | RamieSW 6156 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 52 | Color page → |
| Behr | Distant TanPWL-83 · Behr | 0.5 | 52 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Country Charm3007-10B · Valspar | 1.9 | 53 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | GaiaPPG14-18 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 52 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Bonjour Beige20YY 49/176 · Glidden | 1.8 | 49 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Crumcake411-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Bar Harbor Beige within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #CFBCA4 in HSL space. Pair Bar Harbor Beige with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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