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Behr Gobi Desert#CBC3A4 · LRV 54

Gobi Desert reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr 710C-3 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR GOBI DESERT
RGB 203, 195, 164 LRV 54

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Gobi Desert
SKU 710C-3
Hex #CBC3A4
RGB 203, 195, 164
HSL 48°, 27%, 72%
LRV 54
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Gobi Desert

At LRV 54, Gobi Desert is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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.

Gobi Desert 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

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.

KOMPOZIT
Inviting Gesture
SKU 0393 · #CDC29D · LRV 54
ΔE 1.97 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 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 neutral from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.24
All neutral at Valspar →
6006-3C
#C7BF9E
Bayou Shade
ΔE 1.24 · LRV 52
8004-22C
#CDC09F
Earth Friendly
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 53
T640
#CBC5AD
Shaken or Stirred?
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 55.5
6006-5B
#CAC19A
Parlour Sage
ΔE 2.41 · LRV 53.2
V096-2
#C7C5AE
Tea Party
ΔE 3.41 · LRV 55

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.36
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
242
#CEC3A4
Laurel Canyon Beige
ΔE 1.36 · LRV 53
HC-90
#CEC3A4
Crown Point Sand
ΔE 1.36 · LRV 53
CSP-1035
#CAC0A6
Make Believe
ΔE 2.21 · LRV
234
#D1C5A8
Crisp Khaki
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 55
HC-45
#D1C2A7
Shaker Beige
ΔE 3.9 · LRV 54

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.88
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
11-22
#C5C1A3
Northern Landscape
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 53
1113-3
#C5C1A3
Northern Landscape
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 53
11-27
#D0C6A1
Safari
ΔE 1.95 · LRV 56
1111-3
#D0C6A1
Safari
ΔE 1.95 · LRV 56
1101-3
#CEC1A5
Stylish
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 54

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.2
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC775
#C7C4A5
Sea Glass
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 54
DE5493
#CCC7A1
Floating Lily Pad
ΔE 2.72 · LRV 56
DE6172
#CEBE9F
Bungalow Taupe
ΔE 3.72 · LRV 52
DE5528
#C7C7A1
Watercress
ΔE 4.18 · LRV 56
DE6143
#D6C0A4
Almond Latte
ΔE 6.78 · LRV 55

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.52
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-48
#C2BFA2
Gold Moss
ΔE 2.52 · LRV 51
JG-50
#C3C198
Sour Apple
ΔE 4.21 · LRV 52
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 5.91 · LRV 58
JG-109
#C5BBAC
Solid Wood
ΔE 6.58 · LRV 50
JG-56
#BEC3B2
Clean Lines
ΔE 6.94 · LRV 53

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.32
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7738
#CDC4AE
Cargo Pants
ΔE 3.32 · LRV 56
SW 6156
#CDBDA2
Ramie
ΔE 4.48 · LRV 52
SW 7542
#CBC0AD
Naturel
ΔE 5 · LRV 53
SW 7532
#CFC0AB
Urban Putty
ΔE 5.72 · LRV 54
SW 7527
#D0BFAA
Nantucket Dune
ΔE 6.57 · LRV 54

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.86
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 15
#CEC3AD
Bone
ΔE 3.86 · LRV 55
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 4.21 · LRV 55
NO. 32
#C4C6A5
Cooking Apple Green
ΔE 4.37 · LRV 55
NO. 16
#D6C39E
Cord
ΔE 4.53 · LRV 56
NO. 211
#CEC1AD
Stony Ground
ΔE 5.29 · LRV 54

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.22
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 5.22 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 6.34 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 8.78 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 11.02 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 13.56 · LRV 58

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.87
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 5.87 · LRV 65
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 10.78 · LRV 60
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 12.97 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 16.96 · LRV 53
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 22.39 · LRV 51

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

The nearest shades to Gobi Desert within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

BXC-80
Wildwood
LRV 53
N270-3
Coco
LRV 54
PPU8-10
Rye Bread
LRV 52
290E-3
Classic Taupe
LRV 55
S280-3
Practical Tan
LRV 54
PPU7-08
Baja
LRV 55

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CBC3A4 in HSL space. Pair Gobi Desert with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CBC3A4 + #A4ACCB
TRIADIC
#CBC3A4 · #A4CBC3 · #C3A4CB
ANALOGOUS
#CBB0A4 · #CBC3A4 · #C0CBA4

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.77:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.88:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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