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Benjamin Moore Dusty Miller#CECEC0 · LRV 59

Dusty Miller reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore CSP-755 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE DUSTY MILLER
RGB 206, 206, 192 LRV 59

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Dusty Miller
SKU CSP-755
Hex #CECEC0
RGB 206, 206, 192
HSL 60°, 13%, 78%
LRV 59
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Neutral

About Benjamin Moore Dusty Miller

At LRV 59, Dusty Miller is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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.

Dusty Miller 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Desert Mirage
SKU 0231 · #D2CABC · LRV 60
ΔE 4.04 (noticeable)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.48
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 285
#CFCEC0
Cromarty
ΔE 0.48 · LRV 61
NO. 201
#D9D2C1
Shaded White
ΔE 3.55 · LRV 65
NO. 228
#D1CBC3
Cornforth White
ΔE 4.63 · LRV 60
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 5.06 · LRV 62
NO. 236
#C0CDC2
Teresa's Green
ΔE 5.58 · LRV 59

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.65
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1032-1
#CDCCBE
Metallic Mist
ΔE 0.65 · LRV 60
1031-1
#CCCCBA
Mix Or Match
ΔE 1.7 · LRV 60
1025-3
#D1CCC2
Whiskers
ΔE 3.42 · LRV 61
1124-3
#C7CFBE
Frosty Pine
ΔE 3.86 · LRV 60
1002-3
#D0CCC5
Cool Slate
ΔE 4.17 · LRV 61

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.03
All neutral at Valspar →
T659
#D1CFC1
Upstate
ΔE 1.03 · LRV 62.2
5005-3B
#CACDC1
Sparkling Sage
ΔE 1.54 · LRV 60.2
8004-26B
#CECBBD
Gentle Soul
ΔE 1.57 · LRV 59
V146-1
#D3CFC2
Secluded Beach
ΔE 2.16 · LRV 62.4
5008-1B
#D0CBBD
Bay Sands
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 59.8

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.14
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-55
#D1D1C5
Stoneware Pieces
ΔE 1.14 · LRV 63
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 1.68 · LRV 59
JG-13
#C9CEC4
Emmie's Room
ΔE 2.63 · LRV 61
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 3.19 · LRV 58
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 4.8 · LRV 59

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.18
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6255
#D0D1C1
Wishing Well
ΔE 1.18 · LRV 63
DE6241
#D2CFC1
Lunar Landing
ΔE 1.51 · LRV 62
DE6262
#CDD0C0
Glass Tile
ΔE 1.73 · LRV 62
DE6276
#CBCDC4
Silhouette
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 60
DE6220
#D4CEBF
Porous Stone
ΔE 2.9 · LRV 62

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.21
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6176
#CECEBD
Liveable Green
ΔE 1.21 · LRV 61
SW 6169
#D1CDBF
Sedate Gray
ΔE 1.96 · LRV 61
SW 59
#CBD0C2
Frostwork
ΔE 2.28 · LRV 62
SW 52
#CBCEC5
Pearl Gray
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 61
SW 7654
#CECEC6
Lattice
ΔE 2.64 · LRV 61

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.21
All neutral at Behr →
N210-2
#D1D0C4
Cappuccino Froth
ΔE 1.21 · LRV 63
PPU10-11
#CCCFC0
Sliced Cucumber
ΔE 1.51 · LRV 61
720C-3
#CACEBF
Wheat Bread
ΔE 1.95 · LRV 60
BXC-04
#CDCDBA
Cavern Echo
ΔE 2 · LRV 60
N200-2
#CDCEC5
Doeskin Gray
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 61

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.21
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 3.21 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 3.63 · LRV 59
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 4.65 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 5.13 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-46
#C1CFC2
Two Scoops
ΔE 5.85 · LRV 60

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.37
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 3.37 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 6.04 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 13.06 · LRV 60
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 16.39 · LRV 51
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 17.11 · LRV 53

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

The nearest shades to Dusty Miller within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

1534
Rodeo
LRV null
1556
Vapor Trails
LRV 61
471
Tea Light
LRV 60
1465
Nimbus
LRV 59
859
Collingwood
LRV 62
1529
Stingray
LRV 58

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CECEC0 in HSL space. Pair Dusty Miller with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CECEC0 + #C0C0CE
TRIADIC
#CECEC0 · #C0CECE · #CEC0CE
ANALOGOUS
#CEC7C0 · #CECEC0 · #C7CEC0

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.59:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.21:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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