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Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist 1549: hex #DAD6CC, LRV, undertone

Balboa Mist (1549) from Benjamin Moore is #DAD6CC with an LRV of 65.53. It measures as a warm neutral with a yellow undertone; black text reaches 14.47:1.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Benjamin MooreBalboa Mist1549

Hex: #DAD6CC
RGB: 218, 214, 204
LRV: 65.53
Undertone: Warm neutral, yellow undertone

LRV 65.53. Light: a light wall color that still reads as a color.

A neutral with a yellow cast (OKLCH hue 89°, chroma 0.014). Expect the yellow to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Benjamin Moore suggests

White HeronOC-57
Eagle Rock1469
Cloud WhiteOC-130
Wales Gray1585

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Benjamin Moore on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Benjamin Moore.

ColorPlum swatchBalboa Mistpale, grayish orange

HEX: #DAD6CC
RGB: rgb(218, 214, 204)
HSL: hsl(43, 16%, 83%)

Best text on it: black at 14.47:1

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Every code for Balboa Mist

HEX#DAD6CC
RGBrgb(218, 214, 204)
HSLhsl(43, 16%, 83%)
HSV43°, 6%, 85%
CMYK0%, 2%, 6%, 15%
Lablab(85.7% 0.1 5.5)
OKLCHoklch(87.6% 0.014 88.7)
Decimal14341836

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Balboa Mist in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#FBFBFA
80%#F8F7F5
70%#F4F3F0
60%#F0EFEB
50%#EDEBE6
40%#E9E6E0
30%#E5E2DB
20%#E1DED6
10%#DEDAD1
Base#DAD6CC
10%#C4C1B8
20%#AEABA3
30%#99968F
40%#83807A
50%#6D6B66
60%#575652
70%#41403D
80%#2C2B29
90%#161514

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#D1CDC4
20%#C8C5BD
30%#BFBCB5
40%#B6B4AE
50%#ADABA6
60%#A4A29E
70%#9B9A97
80%#92918F
90%#898988

Matching colors

Complementary

#DAD6CC
#CCD0DA

Analogous

#DACFCC
#DAD6CC
#D7DACC

Triadic

#DAD6CC
#CCDAD6
#D6CCDA

Split complementary

#DAD6CC
#CCD7DA
#CFCCDA

Tetradic (square)

#DAD6CC
#CCDACF
#CCD0DA
#DACCD7

Monochromatic

#9A8F73
#BAB2A0
#DAD6CC
#F6F5F3
#F6F5F3

Balboa Mist in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Balboa Mist with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Balboa Mist
Triad #CCDAD6
Triad #D6CCDA
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Balboa Mist in use

New collectionAutumn edit

Card body text stays dark for reading; balboa mist carries the header and the button.

Shop nowTag

Headline in Balboa Mist

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#DAD6CC
Protanopia (no red cones)#D9D6CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#DAD7CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#DDD4D3

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.45:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	14.47:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.45:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	14.47:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.26:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --balboa-mist: #dad6cc;
  --balboa-mist-rgb: 218 214 204;
  --balboa-mist-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Balboa Mist carries the Benjamin Moore code 1549 and the hex value #DAD6CC, which is 218, 214, 204 in RGB. It is a soft, light greige, and its numbers are quiet: the largest gap between channels is only 14 steps, red to blue.

Reading the numbers

HSL gives hsl(43, 16%, 83%), and OKLCH gives oklch(87.6% 0.014 88.7). That chroma is very low, so it will never look colorful on its own. What little cast it has reads as yellow, from a hue of about 89 degrees. The lightness reference value (LRV) is 65.53, in the light band. Put simply, close to 66 percent of the light that reaches the wall bounces back, which suits a room that gets decent daylight and needs a wall that does not feel stark.

Shades that sit beside it

Benjamin Moore lists four coordinating colors: White Heron (OC-57), Eagle Rock (1469), Cloud White (OC-130) and Wales Gray (1585). I can only give names and codes here, because no page exists for any of them. A reasonable approach is to treat the two white-named entries as trim candidates and the other two as the deeper contrast, then confirm with chips.

Worked example

Picture a hallway with no windows and a single ceiling fixture on a warm bulb. Balboa Mist at LRV 65.53 gives the space a low, even glow, and the warm bulb pushes the yellow reading a little forward, so the walls look more like parchment than gray. Pair it with White Heron on the baseboards and door casings. If the hall opens onto a bright kitchen, check that the two spaces do not fight: stand at the junction and compare chips against both walls.

On screen, a card or button in this color supports black text at 14.47:1, while white text manages just 1.45:1. Pick dark type.

Near neighbors

Inside the brand, Pale Oak (OC-20) is a ΔE of 0.8 away, which you would struggle to see on a wall. Natural Cream (OC-14) is 2.1 and Edgecomb Gray (HC-173) is 2.2, both related but visible.

Across brands, Behr Silver Drop (790C-2) is 1.1 and Sherwin-Williams City Loft (SW 7631) is 1.3, so both are under 2. Sherwin-Williams Natural Choice (SW 7011) is 2.4 and White Duck (SW 7010) is 2.5. A low number is a hint, never a guarantee, so put real samples on the wall.