Dune Grass (BM 492)
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Dune Grass (BM 492) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 66.6, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dune Grass
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Dune Grass by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Dune Grass, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Celery | SW 6421 | 71 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Thin Mint | HDC-SM14-9 | 65.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Lunar Tide | 6006-3B | 68 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Slow Dance | 1115-3 | 70 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Dune Grass (LRV 66.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Dune Grass
Darker than Dune Grass
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 492 |
| Hex | #DAD9BE |
| RGB | 218, 217, 190 |
| HSL | 58°, 27%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.1, -4.2, 13.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dune Grass (BM 492), published as #DAD9BE
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#ECE3BE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dune Grass (BM 492)?
- Dune Grass has an LRV of 66.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dune Grass is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Dune Grass in another brand?
- Lunar Tide (Valspar 6006-3B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dune Grass warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Dune Grass as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.