Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Bay Salt |
| SKU | DET642 |
| Hex | #D2CDBC |
| RGB | 210, 205, 188 |
| HSL | 46°, 20%, 78% |
| LRV | 62 |
| Undertone | yellow / warm |
| 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 at every US brand
13 brands · top 5 each5 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.
Sherwin-Williams
Dutch Boy
Benjamin Moore
Backdrop
Farrow & Ball
Valspar
Magnolia Home
C2 Paint
Kompozit
PPG / Glidden
Diamond Vogel
Behr
Clare
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.
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →