Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Bay Salt |
| SKU | DET642 |
| Hex | #D2CDBC |
| RGB | 210, 205, 188 |
| HSL | 46°, 20%, 78% |
| LRV | 62 |
| Undertone | warm yellow tone |
| Family | Neutral |
About Dunn-Edwards Bay Salt
At LRV 62, Bay Salt 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.
Bay Salt 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
19 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
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Clare
Portola Paints
Annie Sloan
Backdrop
Kompozit
Similar Dunn-Edwards colors
closest in the Dunn-Edwards deckThe nearest shades to Bay Salt within Dunn-Edwards'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 #D2CDBC in HSL space. Pair Bay Salt 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.
Dunn-Edwards Bay Salt Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Bay Salt 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 Dunn-Edwards DET642 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Bay Salt
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Sedate Gray (SW 6169), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.19). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 62) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Bay Salt without repainting risk. See the full Sedate Gray swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Bay Salt
At Behr, the closest color to Bay Salt is Sandstone Cliff (750C-3) — very close at ΔE 2.24, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 60 vs 62) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Sandstone Cliff swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Bay Salt
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is York Gray (CW-45), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.03). It runs slightly darker (LRV 59 vs 62) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Bay Salt without repainting risk. See the full York Gray swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Bay Salt
Valspar's nearest match is Bay Sands (5008-1B), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.31). It runs slightly darker (LRV 59.8 vs 62) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Bay Salt without repainting risk. See the full Bay Sands swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Bay Salt
At PPG / Glidden, the closest color to Bay Salt is Crushed Silk (PPG1024-3) — very close at ΔE 2.23, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 62 vs 62) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Crushed Silk swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Bay Salt
Glidden's nearest match is Natural Linen (40YY 60/103), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.9). It runs slightly darker (LRV 60 vs 62) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Bay Salt without repainting risk. See the full Natural Linen swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Bay Salt
The closest Dutch Boy equivalent of Bay Salt is Porcelain Slip (423-1DB). At ΔE 0.84 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm yellow undertone and runs slightly darker (LRV 60 vs 62). If Dutch Boy is your counter, order Porcelain Slip and you'll get the same color. See the full Porcelain Slip swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Bay Salt
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Sedate Gray (HGSW 3227), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.19). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 62) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Bay Salt without repainting risk. See the full Sedate Gray swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Bay Salt
At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Bay Salt is Plaster (JG-156) — very close at ΔE 2.5, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 59 vs 62) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Plaster swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Bay Salt
Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Shaded White (NO. 201), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.23). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 62) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Bay Salt without repainting risk. See the full Shaded White swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Bay Salt
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Desert Mirage (0231), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.88). It runs slightly darker (LRV 60 vs 62) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Bay Salt without repainting risk. See the full Desert Mirage swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Bay Salt
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Velum Smoke (0342), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.8). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 62) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Bay Salt without repainting risk. See the full Velum Smoke swatch →
Rodda Equivalent of Bay Salt
Rodda's nearest match is Claystone (CA139), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.07). It runs slightly darker (LRV 60 vs 62) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Bay Salt without repainting risk. See the full Claystone swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Bay Salt
C2 Paint's nearest match is Smidgeon (C2-912), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.69). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 62 vs 62) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Bay Salt without repainting risk. See the full Smidgeon swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Bay Salt
Clare has no exact twin of Bay Salt. The nearest is Flatiron (PNT100-LT-17) at ΔE 3.85 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 62). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Flatiron swatch →
Portola Paints Equivalent of Bay Salt
At Portola Paints, the closest color to Bay Salt is Figueroa (FIGUEROA) — very close at ΔE 2.27, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 62) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Figueroa swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Bay Salt
Backdrop's nearest match is Real Real (BD-RR), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.15). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 62) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Bay Salt without repainting risk. See the full Real Real swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Bay Salt
Kompozit's nearest match is Velum Smoke (0342), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.8). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 62 vs 62) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Bay Salt without repainting risk. See the full Velum Smoke swatch →