Weathered Stone
421-2DB · #C7BCA8 · LRV 51 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Pashmina44
- 3Weathered Stone51
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Weathered Stone, Really?
Weathered Stone reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 421-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Weathered Stone
Weathered Stone 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.
How Lighting Changes Weathered Stone
At LRV 51, Weathered Stone 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.
Most complaints about Weathered Stone 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 Dutch Boy 421-2DB 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 | ShiitakeSW 9173 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 51 | Color page → |
| Behr | Celery PowderPPU8-18 · Behr | 1.7 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Brick House TanCW-145 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Mother Nature8004-26C · Valspar | 3.9 | 51 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | StoningtonPPG15-25 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | StoningtonPPG15-25 · Glidden | 1.5 | 51 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Weathered Stone within Dutch Boy'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 #C7BCA8 in HSL space. Pair Weathered Stone with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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