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Dunn-Edwards Moonstone BeachDEBN62 · #C8C2B0 · LRV 54

Moonstone Beach reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the color's details, what Dunn-Edwards DEBN62 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

DUNN-EDWARDS MOONSTONE BEACH
RGB 200, 194, 176LRV 54

Color spec

BrandDunn-Edwards
NameMoonstone Beach
SKUDEBN62
Hex#C8C2B0
RGB200, 194, 176
HSL45°, 18%, 74%
LRV54
Undertonewarm red-orange tone
FamilyNeutral
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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 5

The 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

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.84
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7738 · #CDC4AE · ΔE 1.84 · LRV 56
SW 7542 · #CBC0AD · ΔE 2.4 · LRV 54
SW 9588 · #C8C0B3 · ΔE 2.68 · LRV 53
SW 7547 · #CBBFAD · ΔE 3.04 · LRV 53

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.08
All neutral at Behr →
MQ6-59 · #C8C0AE · ΔE 1.08 · LRV 53
PPU8-17 · #C5C0B1 · ΔE 1.27 · LRV 53
PPU9-19 · #C6C1AC · ΔE 1.44 · LRV 53
UL170-8 · #CAC1B0 · ΔE 1.7 · LRV 54

Benjamin Moore

4,068 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.98
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1501 · #C4C2B0 · ΔE 1.98 · LRV 53
CC-636 · #C4C2B0 · ΔE 1.98 · LRV 53
1509 · #C5C3AE · ΔE 2.5 · LRV 53
CC-606 · #C5C3AE · ΔE 2.5 · LRV 53

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.26
All neutral at Valspar →
8004-23B · #CAC2AD · ΔE 1.26 · LRV 54
M111 · #C7C2B4 · ΔE 1.57 · LRV 53.9
T669 · #C8C5B3 · ΔE 1.6 · LRV 55.5
8005-5B · #CDC2B2 · ΔE 2.95 · LRV 55

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.7
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
PPG14-26 · #C8BFAA · ΔE 1.7 · LRV 52
PPG15-28 · #CBC1B3 · ΔE 3.09 · LRV 54
PPG1023-3 · #C8BFB2 · ΔE 3.09 · LRV 53
PPG1076-3 · #CFC2B3 · ΔE 4.2 · LRV 55

Glidden

3,101 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.62
All neutral at Glidden →
PPG14-26 · #C8C0AA · ΔE 1.62 · LRV 53
40YY 53/119 · #CDC3AE · ΔE 1.97 · LRV 53
PPG15-28 · #CBC1B4 · ΔE 3.46 · LRV 54
PPG1023-3 · #C9BFB2 · ΔE 3.49 · LRV 53

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.4
All neutral at Dutch Boy →
420-2DB · #CBC0AD · ΔE 2.4 · LRV 54
422-2DB · #C5C4B5 · ΔE 2.47 · LRV 54
439-2DB · #C6C0B6 · ΔE 3.49 · LRV 53
405-2DB · #C8BFB5 · ΔE 4.37 · LRV 53
HGSW 3506 · #CBC0AD · ΔE 2.4 · LRV 54
HGSW 7542 · #CBC0AD · ΔE 2.4 · LRV 54
HGSW 2496 · #CDBFB0 · ΔE 4.67 · LRV 53
HGSW 7511 · #CDBFB0 · ΔE 4.67 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.15
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-109 · #C5BBAC · ΔE 3.15 · LRV 50
JG-127 · #C7C2BB · ΔE 4.77 · LRV 54

Farrow & Ball

302 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.27
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 4 · #C7BFAB · ΔE 1.27 · LRV 52
NO. 15 · #C6C0AA · ΔE 1.65 · LRV 53
NO. 211 · #C9BFAB · ΔE 1.97 · LRV 53
NO. 264 · #CFC1AD · ΔE 3.73 · LRV 54

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.42
All neutral at Diamond Vogel →
H106 · #CBC2AF · ΔE 1.42 · LRV 53
0420 · #C5C2B2 · ΔE 1.49 · LRV 54
0371 · #C3C2B3 · ΔE 2.46 · LRV 54
0567 · #C8C0B4 · ΔE 3.11 · LRV 53

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.29
All neutral at Hirshfield's →
0420 · #C3BFAE · ΔE 1.29 · LRV 52
0358 · #C7C0A9 · ΔE 1.91 · LRV 53
H0106 · #CDC3B0 · ΔE 1.95 · LRV 55
0378 · #C7C1A8 · ΔE 2.64 · LRV 53

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.54
All neutral at Rodda →
CA152 · #C9C5B1 · ΔE 1.54 · LRV 55
CA085 · #CCC2B0 · ΔE 2.02 · LRV 55
CA145 · #CBC1AB · ΔE 2.06 · LRV 54
CA033 · #C9C0B2 · ΔE 2.66 · LRV 53

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.86
All neutral at C2 Paint →
C2-944 · #C7C4B0 · ΔE 1.86 · LRV 55
C2-911 · #CEC5B4 · ΔE 1.94 · LRV 56
C2-929 · #C6C2AC · ΔE 2.03 · LRV 54
C2-800 · #CEC0A9 · ΔE 3.69 · LRV 54

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.48
All neutral at Portola Paints →
LUMIERE · #CCC8C0 · ΔE 4.48 · LRV 58

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.06
All neutral at Annie Sloan →
PARIS GREY · #BEC0B3 · ΔE 4.06 · LRV 52

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.37
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 3.37 · LRV 65

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.29
All neutral at Kompozit →
0420 · #C3BFAE · ΔE 1.29 · LRV 52
0358 · #C7C0A9 · ΔE 1.91 · LRV 53
0378 · #C7C1A8 · ΔE 2.64 · LRV 53
0567 · #C7BEB2 · ΔE 3.54 · LRV 52

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

The 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.

DE6234 · LRV 49
DEBN67 · LRV 54
DEC752 · LRV 49
DESS22 · LRV 52
DESS45 · LRV 56
DET637 · LRV 51

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.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C8C2B0 + #B0B6C8
TRIADIC
#C8C2B0 · #B0C8C2 · #C2B0C8
ANALOGOUS
#C8B6B0 · #C8C2B0 · #C2C8B0

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.78:1fail
Sample text on black
11.8:1AAA

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 →

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