Escarpment
CC-518 · #A29D96 · LRV 34 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Black Fox7
- 2Pewter Green12
- 3Escarpment34
- 4Stardew43
- 5Sea Salt63
What Color Is Escarpment, Really?
Escarpment reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore CC-518 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Escarpment
Escarpment is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Escarpment
Escarpment sits in the mid-range at LRV 34, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Escarpment 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 CC-518 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 | BedrockSW 9563 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 34 | Color page → |
| Behr | Fashion GrayPPU18-15 · Behr | 0.6 | 34 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Hazy Stratus4004-1C · Valspar | 2.2 | 35.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ShadowyPPG0998-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 35 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Old Monterey Grey30YY 33/047 · Glidden | 0.6 | 33 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Iron Clawfoot447-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.8 | 35 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Escarpment 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 #A29D96 in HSL space. Pair Escarpment with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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