HC-179
Platinum Gray
LRV 40
Dunn‑Edwards color · mixed in Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore already has the formula for Muted Gray, 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
Sheen: Matte or eggshell on walls; satin holds up better on garage doors and high-touch trim. Flat on exterior stucco.
DEGR64 Muted Gray is a mid-tone cool gray (LRV ≈ 40). Mid-tones are where most Arizona HOA bodies land, and where beige, tan, taupe and warm-gray exteriors blend with the Sonoran landscape. At LRV 40 it fits the Scottsdale Foothills (40) limits, but not Scottsdale ESL (35) and Paradise Valley Hillside (38). Mid-tones run slightly warmer in west sun than lighter bodies, so we use Element Guard or Regal Select for any south or west elevation.
Muted Gray (DEGR64) is in the Dunn-Edwards catalog but isn’t a body, trim or accent color in any Arizona HOA palette we track.
Which Benjamin Moore line?
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. Swatches marked interior only, or not recommended for exterior, are for indoor work.
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.