1013
Taupetone
LRV 23
Dunn‑Edwards color · mixed in Benjamin Moore
Book Binding DEBN06
Benjamin Moore already has the formula for Book Binding, so we mix the exact color at our North Scottsdale counter, in the line the surface needs. Same color, better paint. If you’d rather choose one of Benjamin Moore’s own colors, the five closest are below.
About this color
- Deep
- Muted
- Tan / beige
- Within Scottsdale ESL cap (LRV ≤ 35, low chroma)
- Within PV Hillside cap (LRV ≤ 38, low chroma)
- Within Scottsdale Foothills cap (LRV ≤ 40, low chroma)
- Recommended surfaces
- — 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
Sheen: Matte or eggshell on interior walls — at this depth eggshell handles scuffs and touch-ups better than matte. Flat on exterior stucco; soft gloss on doors and shutters.
DEBN06 Book Binding is a deep, muted tan (LRV ≈ 21). Deep, low-chroma bodies are common in Arizona desert palettes: terracotta-leaning browns, deep taupes and warm charcoals. At LRV 21 it sits inside all three municipal overlay caps: Scottsdale ESL (35), Paradise Valley Hillside (38) and Scottsdale Foothills (40). Element Guard handles the heat load on a body application; for a front door, Aura Exterior or Regal Select soft gloss.
Book Binding (DEBN06) is in the Dunn-Edwards catalog but isn’t a body, trim or accent color in any Arizona HOA palette we track.
Closest Benjamin Moore matches
Which Benjamin Moore line?
Element Guard or Regal Select Exterior, in flat
On a stucco body we use flat, because sheen on a sunlit wall reads as glare. Element Guard is the one for a summer repaint: it forms a sound film in the heat and is rain-ready in about an hour. The rest of the year, Regal Select Exterior is our standard repaint. Bring the Benjamin Moore code from any of the five swatches above and we’ll mix that exact color at the counter.
Pick the Benjamin Moore that fits your job.
Bring the Dunn-Edwards code, your HOA scheme number or a Benjamin Moore code from the swatches above, and we’ll match the line to the job.
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