7 Coordinating Colors to Use with Benjamin Moore Baja Dunes

What Are the Undertones of Benjamin Moore Baja Dunes?

Baja Dunes ranges in appearance from quite warm and beige, to a cool mushroom taupe that is quite gray.

In terms of undertones, it can have a violet undertone, or something almost peach.

Most greige paint colors can have both purple and green undertones, so it is theoretically possible for Baja Dunes to look greenish in comparison to some purple colors or perhaps red. However, this is not a common look for this particular color.

Baja Dunes in the Benjamin Moore Color Strip

Lucky for us, Benjamin Moore does have a light to dark color strip for Baja Dunes!

The other shade in this collection are:

• Mocha Cream
• Ashen Tan
• Cabot Trail
• Rustic Taupe
• Northwood Brown
• North Creek Brown

Benjamin Moore Baja Dunes in a Color Palette

Here are the coordinating colors that I would use with Baja Dunes!

Coordinating White Paint Color for Baja Dunes

I have two white paint colors in my palette for Baja Dunes, one true white and one off-white.

For the off-white, I thought it was only fair that I included Benjamin Moore Maritime White, because Baja Dunes was my pick for a coordinating neutral when I covered that color!

Now Maritime White has an undertone that is more similar to Baja Dunes when it looks its warmest and most beige, so you may find that Baja Dunes looks more taupe/gray in comparison.

For a true white, I went with Sherwin Williams White Flour.

White Flour is a creamy but fairly bright white with an undertone that works well with Baja Dunes, but does lean ever so slightly pink.

I don’t personally find it super pink, it typically looks creamy. For a Benjamin Moore option, try the dupe Pink Damask.

Try Baja Dunes with Sherwin Williams Retreat

Retreat is a beautiful darker mid-toned sage green. It is one of my favorite predictable sage paint colors, and neutrals love sage!

For a Benjamin Moore option, you might like Carolina Gull. You should know that a green color is more likely to enhance the taupey violet undertone of Baja Dunes.

Neutral Paint Color to Use with Baja Dunes

Not that anyone needs to use another neutral with Baja Dunes, but just in case, I recommend Benjamin Moore Silhouette.

Silhouette is almost like a very dark version of Baja Dunes! It is a dark brown with a good bit of gray in it.

Benjamin Moore Recommends These Coordinating Colors

Here are the paint colors that the team at Benjamin Moore suggest you use with Baja Dunes:

Pair Baja Dunes and Benjamin Moore Collector’s Item

Collector’s Item is a creamy off-white that is similar to my pick Maritime White, but it has a more pink undertone instead of peach.

Use Baja Dunes with Benjamin Moore Featherstone

Featherstone is a very light taupe on the cooler side, that is right on the line of off-white and neutral.

Because it has a more obvious purple undertone, you may find that Baja Dunes stays more beige against Featherstone, or possibly even has a slightly green undertone.

Try Kendall Charcoal with Baja Dunes

Benjamin Moore Kendall Charcoal is darker mid-toned gray with warm undertones.

This isn’t a pairing that I would use personally, but it would keep Baja Dunes looking warm and more beige in contrast to the much cooler Kendall Charcoal.

Match Mulberry Wine with Baja Dunes

If you were tempted to try and make Baja Dunes look a little green, then I guess pairing with Mulberry Wine makes sense.

I think the best part of a mushroom color is the subtle violet undertone, so I wouldn’t be trying to eliminate that, but to each their own!

Here is another look at each of these colors:

What is the Difference Between Baja Dunes and Sherwin Williams Shiitake?

For a very good idea of how Baja Dunes will look in real homes, I would recommend taking a look at my post for Sherwin Williams Shiitake. I find that these colors run the same fluctuating range from peachy beige to stony taupe.

Shiitake is a near perfect lighter version of Baja Dunes.