Benjamin Moore  Designer Classics Collection  Neutrals

Flagstone

A deep, muted greige. Tinted at the counter in the Benjamin Moore lines below, while you wait.

CC-516LRV 25Exterior approved

On the wall at Raintree as 1007: Classics, right bay, middle band

Reading

LRV is how much light a color reflects, from 0 for black to 100 for pure white.

At LRV 25 it absorbs roughly three-quarters of the light that falls on it, which is where a wall facing the afternoon sun starts to get hot.

Aura Exterior and Element Guard hold their color in our sun at this depth. The wall that takes the afternoon sun is where fading shows first.

It works across a whole room with good south-facing windows, and as a single wall, a cabinet body or an accent anywhere else.

Matte or eggshell on interior walls. At this depth, eggshell takes scuffs and touch-ups better than matte. Flat on exterior stucco; soft gloss on doors and shutters.

Master Color Index

Code
CC-516
Collection
Designer Classics Collection
Family
Neutrals
LRV (official)
25
Exterior
Approved for exterior use
Tints in
Every Benjamin Moore line we carry

Also known as

Same paint, published under one more code in other Benjamin Moore collections.

Works on

  • — Exterior body (muted colors this deep are common in desert HOA palettes): within all of the Scottsdale and Paradise Valley limits
  • — Exterior trim and fascia, set darker than the body
  • — Front doors and shutters
  • — Accent walls
  • — Cabinet uppers or lowers

On the wall

A stucco front, saguaros along the walk, shown in Flagstone
A stucco front, saguaros along the walk
A ranch house with a front porch, shown in Flagstone
A ranch house with a front porch
A pueblo-style front, saguaro at the corner, shown in Flagstone
A pueblo-style front, saguaro at the corner
A living room, steel windows to the desert, shown in Flagstone
A living room, steel windows to the desert
A living room under a vaulted ceiling, shown in Flagstone
A living room under a vaulted ceiling
A great room with a stone fireplace, shown in Flagstone
A great room with a stone fireplace

Get it mixed

Every line below tints to CC-516. Pick the one that matches the surface.

Neighbors

Two steps lighter, two steps darker, and the color most often mistaken for it. Ranked by measured color distance.

  • Ticonderoga Taupe992LRV 28Three points lighter at about the same warmth. Also in Neutrals.
  • Cabot Trail998LRV 28Three points lighter at about the same warmth. Also in Neutrals.
  • PorciniCSP-195LRV 21Four points darker at about the same warmth. In Browns.
  • Everard CoffeeCW-150LRV 22Three points darker at about the same warmth. In Browns.
  • Kingsport GrayHC-86LRV 25The closest color in the catalog by measured distance. Same reflectance at about the same warmth.

Questions

  • Will it look like this on my wall?

    Not exactly. Screens vary, and paint shifts with the light in the room. Before you commit, put a sample on the wall for a full day. See it in morning light, afternoon light and lamplight before the gallons are tinted.

  • Is it approved for my HOA?

    It depends on your community. Search your HOA to see its approved palette, then bring the scheme in and we will tell you how Flagstone compares. Committees approve the color. The brand on the can is not part of the approval, so Benjamin Moore is fine as long as the color matches the approved sheet.

  • Which line for a west-facing exterior?

    Aura Exterior or Element Guard. At this depth the wall gets hot enough that the quality of the paint decides how long the color holds.

  • Can you match it in another brand?

    We tint Benjamin Moore. CC-516 is a Benjamin Moore formula, so nothing is approximated; it is mixed exactly as published. If you have a Dunn‑Edwards code, Benjamin Moore already has that formula too. For a chip or a lid with no code, bring it in. We will read it and tell you how close we can get.