The Color Digest · Compare
Settled, side by side
Grant Beige
Benjamin Moore · HC-83
Greige, settled and grown-up
Moonlight
Benjamin Moore · 2020-60
The yellow that lights a room from inside
In real rooms
Every room, each colorGrant Beige
1 roomMoonlight
1 roomThe difference
Read from the numbersMoonlight is the lighter of the two at LRV 83.37, 27.9 points above Grant Beige at LRV 55.5. Both read warm. Grant Beige is a neutrals, Moonlight a yellows. For a whole room, Moonlight is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Grant Beige 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.
Moonlight — now sold by Benjamin Moore under the name Sicilian Lemon, same number 2020-60 — is a pale, clear butter yellow with an LRV of 83. It is light enough to behave like a tinted white in a bright room and cheerful enough to make a north-facing one feel as if the sun came out.