Color spec
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
| Name | Nature's Essentials |
| SKU | 1521 |
| Hex | #DAD5C6 |
| RGB | 218, 213, 198 |
| HSL | 45°, 21%, 82% |
| LRV | 67 |
| Undertone | warm yellow tone |
| Family | Neutral |
About Benjamin Moore Nature's Essentials
At LRV 67, Nature's Essentials 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.
Nature's Essentials 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.
Closest matches by brand
18 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Clare
Portola Paints
Backdrop
Kompozit
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
closest in the Benjamin Moore deckThe nearest shades to Nature's Essentials within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #DAD5C6 in HSL space. Pair Nature's Essentials with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Benjamin Moore Nature's Essentials Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Nature's Essentials from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Benjamin Moore 1521 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Nature's Essentials
At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Nature's Essentials is Limewash (SW 9589) — very close at ΔE 2.43, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 67 vs 67) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Limewash swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Nature's Essentials
Behr's nearest match is Canvas Tan (UL170-14), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.22). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 67 vs 67) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Nature's Essentials without repainting risk. See the full Canvas Tan swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Nature's Essentials
Valspar's nearest match is September Fog (6003-1A), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.57). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 67.8 vs 67) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Nature's Essentials without repainting risk. See the full September Fog swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Nature's Essentials
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Veil Of Dusk (PPG1029-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.05). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 67) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Nature's Essentials without repainting risk. See the full Veil Of Dusk swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Nature's Essentials
Glidden's nearest match is Soft Herbal Sage (70YY 65/090), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.43). It runs slightly darker (LRV 65 vs 67) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Nature's Essentials without repainting risk. See the full Soft Herbal Sage swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Nature's Essentials
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Existence (420-1DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.46). It runs slightly darker (LRV 63 vs 67) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Nature's Essentials without repainting risk. See the full Existence swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Nature's Essentials
At HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Nature's Essentials is Natural Tan (HGSW 4019) — very close at ΔE 2.54, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 65 vs 67) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Natural Tan swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Nature's Essentials
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Shady (DEC774), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.76). It runs slightly darker (LRV 63 vs 67) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Nature's Essentials without repainting risk. See the full Shady swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Nature's Essentials
Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Nature's Essentials. The nearest is Yarn (JG-132) at ΔE 3.51 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 67). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Yarn swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Nature's Essentials
Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Skimming Stone (NO. 241), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.98). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 67 vs 67) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Nature's Essentials without repainting risk. See the full Skimming Stone swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Nature's Essentials
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Harrow Gate (0230), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.13). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 67 vs 67) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Nature's Essentials without repainting risk. See the full Harrow Gate swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Nature's Essentials
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Poseidon's Beard (0419), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 67 vs 67) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Nature's Essentials without repainting risk. See the full Poseidon's Beard swatch →
Rodda Equivalent of Nature's Essentials
At Rodda, the closest color to Nature's Essentials is Wool (CA031) — very close at ΔE 2.31, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 64 vs 67) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Wool swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Nature's Essentials
C2 Paint's nearest match is Potato Leek (C2-914), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 67 vs 67) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Nature's Essentials without repainting risk. See the full Potato Leek swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Nature's Essentials
At Clare, the closest color to Nature's Essentials is Turbinado (PNT100-LT-21) — very close at ΔE 2.78, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 66 vs 67) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Turbinado swatch →
Portola Paints Equivalent of Nature's Essentials
Portola Paints's nearest match is Figueroa (FIGUEROA), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.7). It runs slightly darker (LRV 63 vs 67) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Nature's Essentials without repainting risk. See the full Figueroa swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Nature's Essentials
Backdrop's nearest match is Real Real (BD-RR), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.73). It runs slightly darker (LRV 65 vs 67) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Nature's Essentials without repainting risk. See the full Real Real swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Nature's Essentials
Kompozit's nearest match is Poseidon's Beard (0419), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 67 vs 67) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Nature's Essentials without repainting risk. See the full Poseidon's Beard swatch →