Desert Hotsprings (Behr MQ6-50)
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Desert Hotsprings (Behr MQ6-50) is a medium, warm green from Behr: LRV 55.9, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Desert Hotsprings
Four Behr colors picked for Desert Hotsprings by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Hotsprings, 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 | Recycled Glass | SW 7747 | 51 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Levingston Green | CW-490 | 57.8 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Paris Mint | 6002-3B | 60 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Sage Splendor | 1115-4 | 55 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr green colors nearest to Desert Hotsprings (LRV 55.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Desert Hotsprings
Darker than Desert Hotsprings
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ6-50 |
| Hex | #C4C8AA |
| RGB | 196, 200, 170 |
| HSL | 68°, 21%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.6, -6.6, 14.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Desert Hotsprings (Behr MQ6-50), published as #C4C8AA
#B3BEA8
#D5D2AA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Desert Hotsprings (Behr MQ6-50)?
- Desert Hotsprings has an LRV of 55.9 (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 Hotsprings is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Desert Hotsprings in another brand?
- Levingston Green (BM CW-490) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Desert Hotsprings warm or cool?
- Behr lists Desert Hotsprings as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.6; 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.