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BENJAMIN MOORE · 513

Benjamin Moore Limestone#DED7BE · LRV null

Limestone reads as a yellow / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 513 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE LIMESTONE
RGB 222, 215, 190 LRV null

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Limestone
SKU 513
Hex #DED7BE
RGB 222, 215, 190
HSL 47°, 33%, 81%
LRV null
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Neutral

About Benjamin Moore Limestone

At LRV null, Limestone is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. 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. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Limestone earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. 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
Dried Grass
SKU 0348 · #DDD5BF · LRV 67
ΔE 1.35 (near-perfect)
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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.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.27
All neutral at Valspar →
6006-3B
#DCD6BA
Lunar Tide
ΔE 1.27 · LRV 67.1
8004-22B
#DED4BA
Dance With the Wind
ΔE 1.46 · LRV 66
6007-3B
#E1D5B8
Fennel Splash
ΔE 2.29 · LRV 66.9
8007-9G
#E0D6C3
Lion of Hadrian
ΔE 3.05 · LRV 68
3008-10B
#E1D6C4
Light Raffia
ΔE 3.8 · LRV 68.4

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.39
All neutral at Behr →
BWC-26
#DFDABF
Stucco Tan
ΔE 1.39 · LRV 70
OR-W7
#DED9C4
Spanish Sand
ΔE 1.55 · LRV 69
MQ2-31
#E3D8BE
Scribe
ΔE 1.83 · LRV 69
HDC-NT-15
#E0D6C3
Rococo Beige
ΔE 3.05 · LRV 68
PPU7-17
#E2D5BF
Wax Sculpture
ΔE 3.41 · LRV 68

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.41
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1026-1
#E1D8BB
Namaste
ΔE 1.41 · LRV 69
1114-2
#DEDBC4
River Reed
ΔE 1.97 · LRV 70
1113-1
#DDDBC5
I Miss You
ΔE 2.42 · LRV 70
1115-3
#DBDCC4
Slow Dance
ΔE 3.64 · LRV 70
14-19
#E4D5BC
Alpaca Wool
ΔE 3.76 · LRV 68

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.68
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 1.68 · LRV 73
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 3.45 · LRV 65
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 4.35 · LRV 84
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 11.93 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 16.48 · LRV 53

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.26
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 3
#E0D5BE
Off-White
ΔE 2.26 · LRV 67
NO. 282
#DED8C6
Shadow White
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 69
NO. 201
#D9D2C1
Shaded White
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 65
NO. 2013
#E4D5BC
Matchstick
ΔE 3.76 · LRV 68
NO. 206
#DBDAB6
Green Ground
ΔE 4.66 · LRV 69

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.35
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6171
#E2D6BD
Sand Dollar
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 68
DE6191
#E2D8C3
Exclusive Ivory
ΔE 2.41 · LRV 69
DE6233
#DCD8C7
Limestone
ΔE 2.91 · LRV 68
DE5527
#DDDCBF
Woven Reed
ΔE 3.31 · LRV 70
DEC748
#E3D3BF
Oyster
ΔE 5.35 · LRV 67

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.46
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-167
#E3D9C4
Morning Snow
ΔE 2.46 · LRV 70
JG-153
#E6DECE
Castle Cream
ΔE 4.06 · LRV 74
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 4.89 · LRV 70
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 6.98 · LRV 69
JG-67
#CDDAC9
Mineral Green
ΔE 8.51 · LRV 67

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.26
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 3.26 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 3.85 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-19
#E1DDCF
No Filter
ΔE 4.27 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-20
#E4D6C7
Neutral Territory
ΔE 6.16 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 7.47 · LRV 70

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.66
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7574
#E7D8BE
Echelon Ecru
ΔE 3.66 · LRV 70
SW 7526
#DFD2BF
Maison Blanche
ΔE 4.36 · LRV 66
SW 7537
#E3D2B8
Irish Cream
ΔE 4.6 · LRV 66
SW 7555
#E2D3BF
Patience
ΔE 4.9 · LRV 67
SW 7572
#E7D7C2
Lotus Pod
ΔE 5.07 · LRV 69

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

CSP-1030
Hidden Cove
LRV null
521
Nantucket Breeze
LRV 65
1037
Muslin
LRV 67
492
Dune Grass
LRV null
CSP-815
Pistachio Ice Cream
LRV null
952
Cayman Islands
LRV 66

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #DED7BE in HSL space. Pair Limestone with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DED7BE + #BEC5DE
TRIADIC
#DED7BE · #BEDED7 · #D7BEDE
ANALOGOUS
#DEC7BE · #DED7BE · #D5DEBE

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.44:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.57:1 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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