Desert Lights (Behr BIC-06)
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Desert Lights (Behr BIC-06) is a deep, neutral pink from Behr: LRV 37, so it reflects about 37 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Desert Lights
Four Behr colors picked for Desert Lights by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Desert Lights, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Orchid | SW 0071 | 37 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Mauve Mist | 1264 | 36.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Cameo Pink | 1006-8A | 37 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Awakening | 18-05 | 37 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr pink colors nearest to Desert Lights (LRV 37 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Desert Lights
Darker than Desert Lights
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BIC-06 |
| Hex | #BD9C9D |
| RGB | 189, 156, 157 |
| HSL | 358°, 20%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 37 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.3, 12.4, 4.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Desert Lights (Behr BIC-06), published as #BD9C9D
#AD929B
#CEA69D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Desert Lights (Behr BIC-06)?
- Desert Lights has an LRV of 37 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Desert Lights is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Desert Lights in another brand?
- Orchid (SW 0071) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Desert Lights warm or cool?
- Behr lists Desert Lights as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.