Pale Moon
With a focus on bright and airy tones, Pale Moon (OC-108) is a standout White in our database. It was selected for this featured gallery for its ability to maximize natural light while maintaining a clean, neutral backdrop. See it applied across 2 real world scenarios and find professional pairing data below.
Hex
#F3E7BE
LRV
76.31
Pale Moon in Real Rooms
Pale Moon has a high LRV of 76.31 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the White family, the photos below show it applied in a living room and misc.
1 Living Room Photo
For open-concept living rooms, Pale Moon is a powerful tool for definition. It has enough presence to signal where the living area begins without creating a harsh visual break from the rest of the house. It defines the "zone" of relaxation through color psychology and sophisticated depth.
Living room walls envelop furniture in sophisticated Pale Moon.
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1 Misc Photo
More spaces painted in Pale Moon, shared by homeowners and designers across kitchens, hallways, dining rooms, and beyond. This collection shows how one color can take on a dozen different personalities depending on the room.
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.
