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BENJAMIN MOORE · 1004

Benjamin Moore Desert Light#D2C8BD · LRV 58

Desert Light reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 1004 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE DESERT LIGHT
RGB 210, 200, 189 LRV 58

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Desert Light
SKU 1004
Hex #D2C8BD
RGB 210, 200, 189
HSL 31°, 19%, 78%
LRV 58
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Benjamin Moore Desert Light

At LRV 58, Desert Light is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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 Light 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
Whale Bone
SKU 0203 · #D0C8BB · LRV 58
ΔE 1.62 (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.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.49
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6078
#D3C8BD
Realist Beige
ΔE 0.49 · LRV 59
SW 9085
#D5C7BA
Touch of Sand
ΔE 1.74 · LRV 59
SW 7036
#D1C7B8
Accessible Beige
ΔE 1.87 · LRV 58
SW 6085
#D6C7B9
Simplify Beige
ΔE 2.18 · LRV 59
SW 7050
#CFCABD
Useful Gray
ΔE 3.01 · LRV 59

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.74
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1022-2
#CFC6BC
Intuitive
ΔE 0.74 · LRV 57
1024-4
#D1C9BA
Moth Gray
ΔE 2.41 · LRV 59
14-29
#D1C9BA
Moth Gray
ΔE 2.41 · LRV 59
1008-2
#CFC9BC
Storm's Coming
ΔE 2.52 · LRV 59
1007-2
#CECAC1
Swirling Smoke
ΔE 2.83 · LRV 59

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.85
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 0.85 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 4.88 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 6.71 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 8.69 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 10.41 · LRV 60

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.76
All neutral at Behr →
PPU5-12
#D6CABB
Almond Wisp
ΔE 1.76 · LRV 60
MQ6-31
#D0C7B8
Shoreline Haze
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 58
750C-3
#D3CABA
Sandstone Cliff
ΔE 2.53 · LRV 60
HDC-WR14-2
#CEC9C3
Winter Haze
ΔE 2.76 · LRV 59
BIC-02
#D6C8C1
Hazy Taupe
ΔE 3.25 · LRV 59

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.96
All neutral at Valspar →
7007-24
#D1CBC1
Heritage Gray
ΔE 1.96 · LRV 60
8006-2C
#D0CABF
Wet Concrete
ΔE 2.03 · LRV 60
2004-10B
#D5C5B9
Sand Storm
ΔE 2.69 · LRV 57.7
6005-1B
#D0C9BA
Villa Grey
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 58.6
5008-1B
#D0CBBD
Bay Sands
ΔE 3.32 · LRV 59.8

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.05
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 228
#D1CBC3
Cornforth White
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 60
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 2.89 · LRV 55
NO. 286
#D6C8C3
Peignoir
ΔE 4.13 · LRV 60
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 4.64 · LRV 55
NO. 285
#CFCEC0
Cromarty
ΔE 5.25 · LRV 61

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.52
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 2.52 · LRV 58
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 3.12 · LRV 59
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 3.81 · LRV 58
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 4.23 · LRV 59
JG-12
#C5C9C2
Wedding Band
ΔE 6.78 · LRV 58

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.89
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6066
#D5C6BD
Desert Rock
ΔE 2.89 · LRV 58
DE6122
#D8C7B6
Dry Creek
ΔE 3.23 · LRV 59
DE6206
#D5C7B3
Desert Suede
ΔE 3.61 · LRV 58
DEC790
#CAC7C4
Ice Gray
ΔE 4.29 · LRV 57
DE6073
#D6C3B9
New Wool
ΔE 4.39 · LRV 57

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.81
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 3.81 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 7.13 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 7.36 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 10.87 · LRV 53
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 17.63 · LRV 51

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

995
Mocha Cream
LRV 58
AF-680
Wish
LRV null
HC-78
Litchfield Gray
LRV 59
860
Apparition
LRV null
1541
London Fog
LRV null
CSP-400
Rocking Chair
LRV 60

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D2C8BD in HSL space. Pair Desert Light with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D2C8BD + #BDC7D2
TRIADIC
#D2C8BD · #BDD2C8 · #C8BDD2
ANALOGOUS
#D2BEBD · #D2C8BD · #D2D2BD

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.65:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.74:1 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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