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Eichler Neighborhoods & Tracts

Every documented Eichler neighborhood and tract. Colored tiles link to full tract details.

Palo Alto
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East Bay
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Sacramento
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PA
UgUniversity Gardens
PA
EcEl Centro Gardens
PA
CmCharleston Meadows
PA
GgGreen Gables
PA
GpGreer Park
PA
CpChanning Park
PA
Cp1Channing Park No. 1
PA
Cp2Channing Park No. 2
PA
FmFairmeadow
PA
MgMaybell Gardens
PA
MfMidfair
PA
WgWalnut Grove
PA
CgCharleston Gardens
PA
FpFair Park
PA
GmGreenmeadow No. 1
PA
Gm2Greenmeadow
PA
Cp3Channing Park No. 3
PA
BcBlair Court
PA
TeTriple El
PA
EwEdgewood
PA
FcFaircourt
PA
GdGreendell
PA
Fc3Faircourt No. 3
PA
Fc4Faircourt No. 4
PA
AaAmarillo Avenue
PA
MpMeadow Park
PA
RmRoyal Manor
PA
GkGarland Park
PA
LrLouis Road
PA
MrMiddlefield Road
PA
LaLos Arboles
PA
Gm3Greenmeadow No. 3
PA
McMidcourt
PA
La2Los Arboles Add. No. 2
HB
HbHillsborough Eichler
RC
LwLindenwood
RC
AwAtherwood
PV
LdLadera
LA
CdClay Drive
LA
SacSan Antonio Court
MP
OpOakdell Park
ST
Sg2Stanford Gardens
BU
MeMills Estates
SM
NpNineteenth Ave Park
SM
HiSan Mateo Highlands
FC
BvBay Vista
FC
TiTreasure Isle
FC
MnMarina Point
SV
SmSunnyvale Manor
SV
SmaSunnyvale Manor Add.
SV
SgSunnymount Gardens
SV
FoFairorchard
SV
FpaFairpark Addition
SV
FbFairbrae
SV
FbaFairbrae Addition
SV
FwFairwood
SV
FwaFairwood Addition
SV
RvRancho Verde
SV
RvaRancho Verde Addition
SV
PpParmer Place
SV
RsRancho Sans Souci
SV
PwPrimewood
SV
MtMidtown
SJ
MkMorepark
SJ
FgFairglen
SJ
Fg1Fairglen Add. No. 1
SJ
HdHudson
SJ
FhjFairhaven
CU
FgvFairgrove
CU
FgaFairgrove Addition
MV
MlMonta Loma / Fairview
MV
BmBell Meadows
SC
PgPomeroy Green
SC
PwsPomeroy West
SA
StSaratoga 47
SA
SrfSereno Foothills
SR
TlnTerra Linda North
SR
TlsTerra Linda South
SR
MwMarinwood / Lucas Valley
SR
UlUpper Lucas Valley
MV
SpStrawberry Point
SR
ShSleepy Hollow
EB
RsmRancho San Miguel
EB
PeParkwood Estates
EB
RdRancho Diablo
EB
RdsRancho de los Santos
EB
GrGreenridge
EB
SqSequoyah Hills
SF
DhDiamond Heights
SF
SuThe Summit — 999 Green
SF
Clr66 Cleary Court
SF
LhLaguna Heights
SF
GtGeneva Terrace
OR
FhoFairhaven
OR
FmoFairmeadow
OR
FiFairhills
GH
BhBalboa Highlands
TO
CvConejo Village
SAC
SlSouth Land Park
NY
ChrChestnut Ridge

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Original Eichler Exterior Paint

Close matches for the original exterior colors specified by Eichler Homes, translated into currently available Benjamin Moore equivalents.

Cabot Ranch House Hues · 21 Colors

Body Colors

Close matches for 21 original exterior body colors from the Cabot Stains Ranch House Hues catalogue. Cabot originals (RH) translated into current Benjamin Moore (BM) equivalents. ^ indicates may still be available from Cabot under the Ranch House Hues name.

RH-30 — Tansu
RH-30Tansu
BM-1049Toasted Marshmallow
RH-35 — Oak Brown
RH-35 ^Oak Brown
BM-HC-71Hasbrouck Brown
RH-53 — Adobe
RH-53Adobe
BM-2137-30Durango
RH-80 — California Redwood
RH-80California Redwood
BM-1225Abbey Brown
RH-42 — El Capitan Gray
RH-42El Capitan Gray
BM-HC-168Chelsea Gray
RH-45 — Coast Guard Gray
RH-45Coast Guard Gray
BM-1630Ocean Floor
RH-33 — Red Cedar
RH-33 ^Red Cedar
BM-1125Acorn
RH-36 — Alcazar Brown
RH-36Alcazar Brown
BM-1029Coconut Grove
RH-48 — Aspen Green
RH-48Aspen Green
BM-510Springfield Sage
RH-37 — Cordovan Brown
RH-37 ^Cordovan Brown
BM-2130-10Black Bean Soup
RH-85 — Pipestone Red
RH-85Pipestone Red
BM-HC-183 / PM-16Country Redwood
RH-94 — Beige
RH-94 ^Beige
BM-2161-40Acorn Yellow
RH-70 — Charcoal
RH-70Charcoal
BM-1631Midnight Oil
RH-17 — Spruce Blue
RH-17 ^Spruce Blue
BM-HC-161Templeton Gray
RH-97 — Sandstone
RH-97 ^Sandstone
BM-1022Maple Shadows
RH-38 — Bark
RH-38 ^Bark
BM-2114-10Bittersweet Chocolate
RH-41 — Pewter Gray
RH-41 ^Pewter Gray
BM-1476Squirrel Tail
RH-47 — Dark Gray
RH-47 ^Dark Gray
BM-1470Bear Creek
RH-92 — Desert Sand
RH-92 ^Desert Sand
BM-1047Deer Path
RH-95 — Taupe
RH-95 ^Taupe
BM-1057Maple Valley
RH-44 — Driftwood Gray
RH-44 ^Driftwood Gray
BM-1559Arctic Shadows
RH-30 — Tansu
RH-30Tansu
BM-1049Toasted Marshmallow
RH-35 — Oak Brown
RH-35 ^Oak Brown
BM-HC-71Hasbrouck Brown
RH-53 — Adobe
RH-53Adobe
BM-2137-30Durango
RH-80 — California Redwood
RH-80California Redwood
BM-1225Abbey Brown
RH-42 — El Capitan Gray
RH-42El Capitan Gray
BM-HC-168Chelsea Gray
RH-45 — Coast Guard Gray
RH-45Coast Guard Gray
BM-1630Ocean Floor
RH-33 — Red Cedar
RH-33 ^Red Cedar
BM-1125Acorn
RH-36 — Alcazar Brown
RH-36Alcazar Brown
BM-1029Coconut Grove
RH-48 — Aspen Green
RH-48Aspen Green
BM-510Springfield Sage
RH-37 — Cordovan Brown
RH-37 ^Cordovan Brown
BM-2130-10Black Bean Soup
RH-85 — Pipestone Red
RH-85Pipestone Red
BM-HC-183 / PM-16Country Redwood
RH-94 — Beige
RH-94 ^Beige
BM-2161-40Acorn Yellow
RH-70 — Charcoal
RH-70Charcoal
BM-1631Midnight Oil
RH-17 — Spruce Blue
RH-17 ^Spruce Blue
BM-HC-161Templeton Gray
RH-97 — Sandstone
RH-97 ^Sandstone
BM-1022Maple Shadows
RH-38 — Bark
RH-38 ^Bark
BM-2114-10Bittersweet Chocolate
RH-41 — Pewter Gray
RH-41 ^Pewter Gray
BM-1476Squirrel Tail
RH-47 — Dark Gray
RH-47 ^Dark Gray
BM-1470Bear Creek
RH-92 — Desert Sand
RH-92 ^Desert Sand
BM-1047Deer Path
RH-95 — Taupe
RH-95 ^Taupe
BM-1057Maple Valley
RH-44 — Driftwood Gray
RH-44 ^Driftwood Gray
BM-1559Arctic Shadows
RH-30 — Tansu
RH-30Tansu
BM-1049Toasted Marshmallow
RH-35 — Oak Brown
RH-35 ^Oak Brown
BM-HC-71Hasbrouck Brown
RH-53 — Adobe
RH-53Adobe
BM-2137-30Durango
RH-80 — California Redwood
RH-80California Redwood
BM-1225Abbey Brown
RH-42 — El Capitan Gray
RH-42El Capitan Gray
BM-HC-168Chelsea Gray
RH-45 — Coast Guard Gray
RH-45Coast Guard Gray
BM-1630Ocean Floor
RH-33 — Red Cedar
RH-33 ^Red Cedar
BM-1125Acorn
RH-36 — Alcazar Brown
RH-36Alcazar Brown
BM-1029Coconut Grove
RH-48 — Aspen Green
RH-48Aspen Green
BM-510Springfield Sage
RH-37 — Cordovan Brown
RH-37 ^Cordovan Brown
BM-2130-10Black Bean Soup
RH-85 — Pipestone Red
RH-85Pipestone Red
BM-HC-183 / PM-16Country Redwood
RH-94 — Beige
RH-94 ^Beige
BM-2161-40Acorn Yellow
RH-70 — Charcoal
RH-70Charcoal
BM-1631Midnight Oil
RH-17 — Spruce Blue
RH-17 ^Spruce Blue
BM-HC-161Templeton Gray
RH-97 — Sandstone
RH-97 ^Sandstone
BM-1022Maple Shadows
RH-38 — Bark
RH-38 ^Bark
BM-2114-10Bittersweet Chocolate
RH-41 — Pewter Gray
RH-41 ^Pewter Gray
BM-1476Squirrel Tail
RH-47 — Dark Gray
RH-47 ^Dark Gray
BM-1470Bear Creek
RH-92 — Desert Sand
RH-92 ^Desert Sand
BM-1047Deer Path
RH-95 — Taupe
RH-95 ^Taupe
BM-1057Maple Valley
RH-44 — Driftwood Gray
RH-44 ^Driftwood Gray
BM-1559Arctic Shadows

Dunn-Edwards · 9 Colors

Accent Colors

Close matches for nine original exterior accent colors from Dunn-Edwards, now discontinued. Dunn-Edwards (DE) originals translated into current Benjamin Moore (BM) equivalents.

DE: Sunflower — Sunflower
DE: SunflowerSunflower
BM-384Turning Leaf
DE: Black Forest — Black Forest
DE: Black ForestBlack Forest
BM-2125-20Deep Space
DE: Eucalyptus — Eucalyptus
DE: EucalyptusEucalyptus
BM-461Rosepine
DE: Storm — Storm
DE: StormStorm
BM-2050-10Salamander
DE: Turquoise — Turquoise
DE: TurquoiseTurquoise
BM-658Neptune Green
DE: Paprika — Paprika
DE: PaprikaPaprika
BM-2007-30Rhubarb
DE: Pumpkin — Pumpkin
DE: PumpkinPumpkin
BM-2168-20Pumpkin Cream
DE: Black Bark — Black Bark
DE: Black BarkBlack Bark
BM-2125-10Black Panther
DE: Seal Brown — Seal Brown
DE: Seal BrownSeal Brown
BM-2134-10Night Horizon
DE: Sunflower — Sunflower
DE: SunflowerSunflower
BM-384Turning Leaf
DE: Black Forest — Black Forest
DE: Black ForestBlack Forest
BM-2125-20Deep Space
DE: Eucalyptus — Eucalyptus
DE: EucalyptusEucalyptus
BM-461Rosepine
DE: Storm — Storm
DE: StormStorm
BM-2050-10Salamander
DE: Turquoise — Turquoise
DE: TurquoiseTurquoise
BM-658Neptune Green
DE: Paprika — Paprika
DE: PaprikaPaprika
BM-2007-30Rhubarb
DE: Pumpkin — Pumpkin
DE: PumpkinPumpkin
BM-2168-20Pumpkin Cream
DE: Black Bark — Black Bark
DE: Black BarkBlack Bark
BM-2125-10Black Panther
DE: Seal Brown — Seal Brown
DE: Seal BrownSeal Brown
BM-2134-10Night Horizon
DE: Sunflower — Sunflower
DE: SunflowerSunflower
BM-384Turning Leaf
DE: Black Forest — Black Forest
DE: Black ForestBlack Forest
BM-2125-20Deep Space
DE: Eucalyptus — Eucalyptus
DE: EucalyptusEucalyptus
BM-461Rosepine
DE: Storm — Storm
DE: StormStorm
BM-2050-10Salamander
DE: Turquoise — Turquoise
DE: TurquoiseTurquoise
BM-658Neptune Green
DE: Paprika — Paprika
DE: PaprikaPaprika
BM-2007-30Rhubarb
DE: Pumpkin — Pumpkin
DE: PumpkinPumpkin
BM-2168-20Pumpkin Cream
DE: Black Bark — Black Bark
DE: Black BarkBlack Bark
BM-2125-10Black Panther
DE: Seal Brown — Seal Brown
DE: Seal BrownSeal Brown
BM-2134-10Night Horizon

Legend: RH = Cabot Ranch House Hues original code  ·  DE = Dunn-Edwards original name  ·  BM = Benjamin Moore current match  ·  ^ = may still be available from Cabot

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