Desert Light (BM 1004)
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Desert Light (BM 1004) is a medium, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 57.9, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Desert Light
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Desert Light by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Desert Light, 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 | Realist Beige | SW 6078 | 59 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cappuccino Froth | N210-2 | 58 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sand Storm | 2004-10B | 59 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Intuitive | 1022-2 | 57 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Desert Light (LRV 57.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Desert Light
Darker than Desert Light
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1004 |
| Hex | #D2C8BD |
| RGB | 210, 200, 189 |
| HSL | 31°, 19%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.1, 1.6, 6.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Desert Light (BM 1004), published as #D2C8BD
#C1BEBB
#E4D2BD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Desert Light (BM 1004)?
- Desert Light has an LRV of 57.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Desert Light is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Desert Light in another brand?
- Realist Beige (SW 6078) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Desert Light warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Desert Light as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.