Mohave Desert
1115 · #E8D0AE · LRV 65 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Mohave Desert65
- 4Shoji White74
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Mohave Desert, Really?
Mohave Desert reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1115 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mohave Desert
Mohave 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.
How Lighting Changes Mohave Desert
At LRV 65, Mohave Desert 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.
Most complaints about Mohave Desert 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 Benjamin Moore 1115 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 | Caen StoneSW 28 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 66 | Color page → |
| Behr | White Bean HummusS290-2 · Behr | 1.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sand SculptureT548 · Valspar | 0.4 | 65.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Tuscan BreadPPG1092-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 66 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Tuscan BreadPPG1092-3 · Glidden | 1.9 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Oyster Mushroom216-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Mohave Desert within Benjamin Moore'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 #E8D0AE in HSL space. Pair Mohave Desert with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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