Secluded Beach
V146-1 · #D3CFC2 · LRV 62.4 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Mindful Gray48
- 2Revere Pewter55
- 3Secluded Beach62.4
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Secluded Beach, Really?
Secluded Beach reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V146-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Secluded Beach
Secluded 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.
How Lighting Changes Secluded Beach
At LRV 62.4, Secluded Beach 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.
Most complaints about Secluded Beach 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 Valspar V146-1 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 | Gossamer VeilSW 9165 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | Clay BeigeUL190-10 · Behr | 0.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sea SaltCSP-95 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 63 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Crushed SilkPPG1024-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.4 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Crushed SilkPPG1024-3 · Glidden | 2.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Zephyr Breeze422-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.5 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Secluded Beach within Valspar'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 #D3CFC2 in HSL space. Pair Secluded Beach with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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