Pale Bone
BD2 · #E4E1D2 · LRV 75 — warm yellow tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Pale Bone75
- 4Dover White83
- 5Moonlit Beach88
What Color Is Pale Bone, Really?
Pale Bone reads as a warm yellow tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how C2 Paint BD2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pale Bone
Pale Bone shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Pale Bone
Pale Bone is very light — LRV 75, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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 north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Pale Bone 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 C2 Paint BD2 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 | SageySW 6175 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.8 | 75 | Color page → |
| Behr | Crushed LimestonePPF-15 · Behr | 1.1 | 75 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Muskoka Trail974 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 72 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Wispy White7006-1 · Valspar | 2.2 | 74.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | FocusPPG1008-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Cat Grass90YY 74/080 · Glidden | 0.5 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar C2 Paint Colors
The nearest shades to Pale Bone within C2 Paint'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 #E4E1D2 in HSL space. Pair Pale Bone with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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