Coastal Path (BM AF-380)
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Coastal Path (BM AF-380) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 45.4, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Coastal Path
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Coastal Path 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 Coastal Path, 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 | Woolen Mittens | SW 9526 | 46 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Palisade | ECC-21-2 | 46.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Dry Earth | 6008-4A | 43 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Easy | 1026-3 | 45 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Coastal Path (LRV 45.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Coastal Path
Darker than Coastal Path
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | AF-380 |
| Hex | #C2B393 |
| RGB | 194, 179, 147 |
| HSL | 41°, 28%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.4, 0.3, 18.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Coastal Path (BM AF-380), published as #C2B393
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Coastal Path (BM AF-380)?
- Coastal Path has an LRV of 45.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Coastal Path is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Coastal Path in another brand?
- Palisade (Behr ECC-21-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Coastal Path warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Coastal Path as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.3; 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.