Pale Moon
At first glance, Pale Moon belongs to the white family; in a room, light and context can make it far more elusive. With an LRV of 76.3, it sits on the light-reflective side of the palette and can feel especially open in generous daylight. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
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76.31
Pale Moon in Rooms
Follow Pale Moon from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 2 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Living Room Photo
Pale Moon (OC-108) moves through 1 living room image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Living room walls envelop furniture in sophisticated Pale Moon.
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1 Misc Photo
In an assortment of spaces that reveals the color outside a single design formula, the most interesting quality of Pale Moon (OC-108) may be the way it responds to a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes. Its yellow undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Neutral Pale Moon creates a sophisticated neutral backdrop.
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Coordinating Colors
Mountain Peak White reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 76), opening up a space where Pale Moon encloses it.
Powder Sand reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 76 vs 35, Pale Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Moon reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 6), opening up a space where Blue Grotto encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 57, Pale Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 28, Pale Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Moon reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 38), opening up a space where Pressed Violet encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room.
North Star reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 78 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (81 vs 76) makes Morning Light the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Pale Moon reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 76 vs 61, Pale Moon is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Moon reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A classic soft yellow that can subtly accentuate a room.