Desert Hotsprings
MQ6-50 · #C1C6AA · LRV 55 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Evergreen Fog30
- 2Clary Sage41
- 3Desert Hotsprings55
- 4Morning Zen60
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Desert Hotsprings, Really?
Desert Hotsprings reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr MQ6-50 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Desert Hotsprings
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.
How Lighting Changes 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.
Most complaints about Desert Hotsprings are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr MQ6-50 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | ValleyviewSW 9673 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 58 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Mesquite501 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 53 | Color page → |
| Valspar | UnderstoryT638 · Valspar | 2.2 | 55.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sage SplendorPPG1115-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 54 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Elfin Sage10GY 54/150 · Glidden | 1.2 | 54 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Wilde Grass227-2DB · Dutch Boy | 3.6 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The 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.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
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.
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