The Color Digest · Compare
Settled, side by side
Grant Beige
Benjamin Moore · HC-83
Greige, settled and grown-up
Dead Salmon
Farrow & Ball · No. 28
Not dead, just resting
In real rooms
Every room, each colorGrant Beige
1 roomThe difference
Read from the numbersGrant Beige is the lighter of the two at LRV 55.5, 20.5 points above Dead Salmon at LRV 35. Both read warm. Both belong to the neutrals family. For a whole room, Grant Beige is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Dead Salmon is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsGrant Beige balances beige and grey in nearly equal measure — the textbook greige. A slight yellow-gold undertone adds warmth, while the grey content keeps it from ever reading sweet or sandy. It is the safe, sophisticated neutral that anchors a whole-home palette.
Dead Salmon takes its name from an eighteenth-century decorating bill at Kedleston Hall, where 'dead' meant matte rather than deceased. The color is a muddy pink-beige — salmon left in the sun until only the memory of pink remains. At LRV 35 it is a real mid-tone with unusual depth for a neutral.