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Shoreline

1471 · #D9D8D3 · LRV 68 · warm yellow tone

1471 · #D9D8D3 · LRV 68 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

ShorelineBenjamin Moore · 1471
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Shoreline
BENJAMIN MOORE · 1471 · #D9D8D3
Brand · codeBenjamin Moore1471 · all Benjamin Moore grays
LRV68Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm yellow tone
FamilyGray
Hex · RGB · HSL#D9D8D3 · 217, 216, 211 · 50°, 7%, 84%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Stardew43
  2. 2Sea Salt63
  3. 3Shoreline68
  4. 4Spring Thaw83
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Shoreline, Really?

Shoreline reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1471 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Shoreline

Shoreline 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Shoreline

At LRV 68, Shoreline 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Shoreline 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 1471 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.

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Similar Benjamin Moore Colors

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

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Shoreline · 14.7 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Shoreline · 1.4 : 1 · fails for text

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 #D9D8D3 in HSL space. Pair Shoreline with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D9D8D3 + #D3D4D9
TRIADIC
#D9D8D3 · #D3D9D8 · #D8D3D9
ANALOGOUS
#D9D5D3 · #D9D8D3 · #D7D9D3

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