Rose Dust (BM 1010)
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Rose Dust (BM 1010) is a medium, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 55.8, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rose Dust
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Rose Dust 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 Rose Dust, 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 | Unfussy Beige | SW 6043 | 60 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | French Castle | 770A-3 | 54.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Sand Storm | 2004-10B | 59 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Whippet | 1020-3 | 55 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Rose Dust (LRV 55.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Rose Dust
Darker than Rose Dust
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1010 |
| Hex | #D3C4BA |
| RGB | 211, 196, 186 |
| HSL | 24°, 22%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.1, 3.6, 6.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rose Dust (BM 1010), published as #D3C4BA
#C2BAB8
#E4CEBA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rose Dust (BM 1010)?
- Rose Dust has an LRV of 55.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rose Dust is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Rose Dust in another brand?
- Unfussy Beige (SW 6043) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Rose Dust warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Rose Dust as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.9; 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.