Nantucket Breeze (BM 521)
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Nantucket Breeze (BM 521) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 65.5, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Nantucket Breeze
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Nantucket Breeze by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Nantucket Breeze, 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 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Springday | MQ3-14 | 67.1 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Lunar Tide | 6006-3B | 68 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | River Reed | 1114-2 | 70 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Nantucket Breeze (LRV 65.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Nantucket Breeze
Darker than Nantucket Breeze
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 521 |
| Hex | #DBD8BC |
| RGB | 219, 216, 188 |
| HSL | 54°, 30%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.9, -3.7, 14.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Nantucket Breeze (BM 521), published as #DBD8BC
#CACEBA
#ECE2BC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Nantucket Breeze (BM 521)?
- Nantucket Breeze has an LRV of 65.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Nantucket Breeze is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Nantucket Breeze in another brand?
- Lunar Tide (Valspar 6006-3B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Nantucket Breeze warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Nantucket Breeze as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.2; 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.