Coastal Cottage
1164 · #E7D1C2 · LRV 66 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Coastal Cottage66
- 4Shoji White74
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Coastal Cottage, Really?
Coastal Cottage reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1164 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Coastal Cottage
Coastal Cottage 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 Coastal Cottage
At LRV 66, Coastal Cottage 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 Coastal Cottage 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 1164 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 | PuebloSW 7711 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.8 | 66 | Color page → |
| Behr | Soft ShoeMQ3-37 · Behr | 0.5 | 67 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Simply Subtle Pink2006-8C · Valspar | 1.2 | 67.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | BoardwalkPPG1067-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.2 | 67 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Ice Cream ConePPG1082-3 · Glidden | 1.9 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Peach Springs207-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.5 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Coastal Cottage 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 #E7D1C2 in HSL space. Pair Coastal Cottage with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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