Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Moonstone Beach |
| SKU | DEBN62 |
| Hex | #C8C2B0 |
| RGB | 200, 194, 176 |
| HSL | 45°, 18%, 74% |
| LRV | 54 |
| Undertone | warm red-orange tone |
| Family | Neutral |
About Dunn-Edwards Moonstone Beach
At LRV 54, Moonstone Beach is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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.
Moonstone Beach 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
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Portola Paints
Annie Sloan
Backdrop
Kompozit
Similar Dunn-Edwards colors
closest in the Dunn-Edwards deckThe nearest shades to Moonstone Beach 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 #C8C2B0 in HSL space. Pair Moonstone Beach 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 Moonstone Beach Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Moonstone Beach 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 DEBN62 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Moonstone Beach
At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Moonstone Beach is Naturel (SW 7542) — very close at ΔE 2.4, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Naturel swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Moonstone Beach
Behr's nearest match is Washed Khaki (UL170-8), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.7). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Moonstone Beach without repainting risk. See the full Washed Khaki swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Moonstone Beach
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Paris Rain (1501), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.98). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 54) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Moonstone Beach without repainting risk. See the full Paris Rain swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Moonstone Beach
Valspar's nearest match is Snake Charmer (8004-23B), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.26). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Moonstone Beach without repainting risk. See the full Snake Charmer swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Moonstone Beach
At PPG / Glidden, the closest color to Moonstone Beach is Great Gray (PPG15-28) — very close at ΔE 3.09, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Great Gray swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Moonstone Beach
Glidden's nearest match is Hideaway (PPG14-26), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.62). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Moonstone Beach without repainting risk. See the full Hideaway swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Moonstone Beach
At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Moonstone Beach is Ellipsis (420-2DB) — very close at ΔE 2.4, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Ellipsis swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Moonstone Beach
At HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Moonstone Beach is Muslin Bolt (HGSW 3506) — very close at ΔE 2.4, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Muslin Bolt swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Moonstone Beach
Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Stony Ground (NO. 211), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.97). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Moonstone Beach without repainting risk. See the full Stony Ground swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Moonstone Beach
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Mineral Point (H106), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.42). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Moonstone Beach without repainting risk. See the full Mineral Point swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Moonstone Beach
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Parsnip (H0106), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.95). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Moonstone Beach without repainting risk. See the full Parsnip swatch →
Rodda Equivalent of Moonstone Beach
At Rodda, the closest color to Moonstone Beach is Boardwalk (CA085) — very close at ΔE 2.02, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Boardwalk swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Moonstone Beach
C2 Paint's nearest match is Immersion (C2-944), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.86). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 54) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Moonstone Beach without repainting risk. See the full Immersion swatch →
Annie Sloan Equivalent of Moonstone Beach
Annie Sloan has no exact twin of Moonstone Beach. The nearest is Paris Grey (PARIS GREY) at ΔE 4.06 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 52 vs 54). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Paris Grey swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Moonstone Beach
At Backdrop, the closest color to Moonstone Beach is Real Real (BD-RR) — very close at ΔE 3.37, though not an exact twin. It runs noticeably lighter (LRV 65 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Real Real swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Moonstone Beach
Kompozit's nearest match is Silky Green (0358), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.91). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 54) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Moonstone Beach without repainting risk. See the full Silky Green swatch →