Behr Desert Hotsprings#C1C6AA · LRV 55
Desert Hotsprings reads as a green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr MQ6-50 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Behr |
| Name | Desert Hotsprings |
| SKU | MQ6-50 |
| Hex | #C1C6AA |
| RGB | 193, 198, 170 |
| HSL | 71°, 20%, 72% |
| LRV | 55 |
| Undertone | green / cool |
| Family | Green |
About Behr Desert Hotsprings
At LRV 55, Desert Hotsprings is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Desert Hotsprings is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all green from that brand.
Farrow & Ball
Benjamin Moore
PPG / Glidden
Sherwin-Williams
Valspar
Dunn-Edwards
Clare
Magnolia Home
Similar Behr colors
closest in the Behr deckThe nearest shades to Desert Hotsprings within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C1C6AA in HSL space. Pair Desert Hotsprings with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.